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What is Working Memory (WM)

Handbook of Research on Neurocognitive Development of Executive Functions and Implications for Intervention
Involves holding information in mind and mentally working with it (information no longer perceptually present). The two types of WM are distinguished by content, verbal WM and nonverbal (visual-spatial) WM ( Diamond, 2013 ).
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Inhibitory Processing Training During Childhood: A Review – Processes-Based Inhibitory Training
Yesica Sabina Aydmune (IPSIBAT, CONICET, National University of Mar del Plata, Argentina), Isabel María Introzzi (IPSIBAT, CONICET, National University of Mar del Plata, Argentina), Maria Cecilia Olaechea (IPSIBAT, CONICET, National University of Mar del Plata, Argentina), and María Fernanda López-Ramón (University of Valencia, Spain)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9075-1.ch003
Abstract
This chapter addresses the inhibitory processing training. The topic is analyzed placing the emphasis on the process-based approach (e.g., predominant in executive functions training). Special emphasis is also placed on inhibitory training during childhood. Reference is made to both theoretical aspects (theoretical model and inhibitory processes addressed) and practical aspects (transfer effects of training). The authors review studies of specific inhibitory training, which meet certain methodological requirements (e.g., random designs with at least two groups and pre- and post-test measurements). The approach of these studies allowed the authors to (1) extract some ideas about the current work in this field (as the taking of a non-unitary perspective of inhibition and the use of computerized experimental tasks); (2) highlight the need for further study, as data on training transfer are not conclusive; and (3) discuss possible fundamental future lines of work.
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Evaluating and Managing Cognitive Load in Games
A major part of our cognitive architecture, a functional mechanism that limits the scope of immediate changes to long-term memory. Depending on a specific model, WM is considered either as a separate component of our cognitive system or as an activated part of LTM. The essential attribute of WM is its severe limitation in capacity and duration when dealing with novel information.
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Implications of Cognitive Theories for Optimizing Higher Education Learning
A cognitive system that temporarily holds and manipulates information.
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