The topic of working memory (WM) is ubiquitous in research on cognitive psychology and on
individual differences. According to one definition, it is a small amount of information kept in …

In this follow-up to my 2002 article on working memory capacity, fluid intelligence, and
executive attention in Current Directions in Psychological Science, I review even more …

Working memory is one of the most important topics of research in cognitive psychology. The
cognitive revolution that introduced the computer metaphor to describe human cognitive …

In the recent literature there has been considerable confusion about the three types of
memory: long-term, short-term, and working memory. This chapter strives to reduce that …

Working memory holds information actively being used in cognitive performance. Two
important aspects of working memory are how many items it can hold, and how efficiently it …

This article summarizes recent research on working memory and attention, with an
emphasis on one theoretical framework in which working memory and attention are …

Working memory is often conceptualized as storage buffers that retain information briefly,
rehearsal processes that refresh the buffers, and executive processes that manipulate the …

Cognition depends critically on working memory, the active representation of a limited
number of items over short periods of time. In addition to the maintenance of information …

We investigated whether the representations of different objects are maintained
independently in working memory or interact with each other. Observers were shown two …

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 …