The purpose of this study was to determine the relation between reading and working
memory (WM) in the context of 3 major theories: the domain-specificity theory (debate) of …

Working memory involves the temporary storage and manipulation of information that is
assumed to be necessary for a wide range of complex cognitive activities. In 1974, Baddeley …

While much research indicates that organizational processes are learned from experiences,
surprisingly little is known about what is actually learned. Using a novel method to measure …

Pity the poor textbook writer. I suspect that a common motivation for writing textbooks is the
dissatisfaction with existing textbooks, yet having embarked upon writing one's own then …

Working memory (WM) span tasks—and in particular, counting span, operation span, and
reading span tasks—are widely used measures of WM capacity. Despite their popularity …

Environmental knowledge has been established as a behavior-distal, but necessary
antecedent of pro-environmental behavior. The magnitude of its effect is difficult to estimate …

'Working Memory, Thought, and Action'is the magnum opus of one of the most influential
cognitive psychologists of the past 50 years. This new volume on the model he created (with …

It is often hypothesized that prior knowledge strongly predicts learning performance. It can
affect learning positively mediated through some processes and negatively mediated …

Life-span developmental psychology deais with the study of individual development
(ontogenesis) from conception into old age (P. Baltes & Goulet, 1970; P. Baltes & Reese …

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 …