Examining the Relative Contribution of Memory Updating, Attention Focus Switching, and Sustained Attention to Children’s Verbal Working Memory Span
Joint Authors
Magimairaj, Beula M.
Montgomery, James W.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-04-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
Whereas considerable developmental memory research has examined the contributions of short-term memory, processing efficiency, retention duration, and scope of attention to complex memory span, little is known about the influence of controlled attention.
The present study investigated the relative influence of three understudied attention mechanisms on the verbal working memory span of school-age children: memory updating; attention focus switching; and sustained attention.
Results of general linear modeling revealed that, after controlling for age, only updating accuracy emerged as a significant predictor of verbal working memory span.
Memory updating speed (that subsumed attention focus switching speed) also contributed but was mediated by age.
The results extend the developmental memory literature by implicating the mechanism of memory updating and developmental improvement in speed of attention focus switching and updating as critical contributors to children’s verbal working memory.
Theoretically, the results provide substantively new information about the role of domain-general executive attention in children’s verbal working memory.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Magimairaj, Beula M.& Montgomery, James W.. 2013. Examining the Relative Contribution of Memory Updating, Attention Focus Switching, and Sustained Attention to Children’s Verbal Working Memory Span. Child Development Research،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496927
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Magimairaj, Beula M.& Montgomery, James W.. Examining the Relative Contribution of Memory Updating, Attention Focus Switching, and Sustained Attention to Children’s Verbal Working Memory Span. Child Development Research No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496927
American Medical Association (AMA)
Magimairaj, Beula M.& Montgomery, James W.. Examining the Relative Contribution of Memory Updating, Attention Focus Switching, and Sustained Attention to Children’s Verbal Working Memory Span. Child Development Research. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496927
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-496927