Complex span tasks, assumed by many to measure an individual's working memory
capacity, are predictive of several aspects of higher-order cognition. However, the …

Purpose Children with specific language impairment (SLI) demonstrate significant language
impairments despite normal-range hearing and nonverbal IQ. Many of these children also …

The idea of one's memory" filling up" is a humorous misconception of how memory in
general is thought to work; it is actually has no capacity limit. However, the idea of a" full …

This article presents a new model that accounts for working memory spans in adults, the
time-based resource-sharing model. The model assumes that both components (ie …

Virtually all working memory (WM) theorists agree that control processes are a critical
component of WM function. Some set of internal mechanisms must be responsible for (1) …

Equip** school and child psychologists, and neuropsychologists with critical information
on the role of working memory in learning and achievement, Working Memory and …

We are cognitive psychologists whose main interests lie in the basic mental processes that
underpin working memory. The simple question that has motivated our work for some time …

According to the time-based resource-sharing model (P. Barrouillet, S. Bernardin, & V.
Camos, 2004), the cognitive load a given task involves is a function of the proportion of time …

Two studies are presented that investigated the constraints underlying working memory
performance in children and adults. In each case, independent measures of processing …

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing can reduce ratings of the vividness and
emotionality of unpleasant memories—hence it is commonly used to treat posttraumatic …