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Nothing left in store . . . but how do we measure attentional capacity?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

Sergio Morra
Affiliation:
Università di Genova, DISA-Sezione Psicologia, 16126 Genova, Italymorra@nous.unige.it

Abstract

I compare the concepts of “activation” and “storage” as foundations of short-term memory, and suggest that an attention-based view of STM does not need to posit specialized short-term stores. In particular, no compelling evidence supports the hypothesis of time-limited stores. Identifying sources of activation, examining the role of activated procedural knowledge, and studying working memory development are central issues in modelling capacity-limited focal attention.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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