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Limitless capacity : a dynamic object-oriented approach to short-term memory

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Macken, Bill, Taylor, John C. and Jones, Dylan (2015) Limitless capacity : a dynamic object-oriented approach to short-term memory. Frontiers in Psychology, 6 . doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00293

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Abstract

The notion of capacity-limited processing systems is a core element of cognitive accounts of limited and variable performance, enshrined within the short-term memory construct. We begin with a detailed critical analysis of the conceptual bases of this view and argue that there are fundamental problems – ones that go to the heart of cognitivism more generally – that render it untenable. In place of limited capacity systems, we propose a framework for explaining performance that focuses on the dynamic interplay of three aspects of any given setting: the particular task that must be accomplished, the nature and form of the material upon which the task must be performed, and the repertoire of skills and perceptual-motor functions possessed by the participant. We provide empirical examples of the applications of this framework in areas of performance typically accounted for by reference to capacity-limited short-term memory processes.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Operational Research & Management Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Journal or Publication Title: Frontiers in Psychology
Publisher: Frontiers Research Foundation
ISSN: 1664-1078
Official Date: 23 March 2015
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23 March 2015UNSPECIFIED
Volume: 6
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00293
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published

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