In:
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, SAGE Publications, Vol. 65, No. 3 ( 2012-03), p. 439-464
Abstract:
There has been growing interest in the relationship between the capacity of a person's working memory and their ability to learn to categorize stimuli. While there is evidence that working memory capacity (WMC) is related to the speed of category learning, it is unknown whether WMC predicts which strategies people use when there are multiple possible solutions to a categorization problem. To explore the relationship between WMC, category learning, and categorization strategy use, 173 participants completed two categorization tasks and a battery of WMC tasks. WMC predicted the speed of category learning, but it did not predict which strategies participants chose to perform categorization. Thus, WMC does not predict which categorization strategies people use but it predicts how well they will use the strategy they select.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1747-0218
,
1747-0226
DOI:
10.1080/17470218.2011.608854
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2012
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2225936-3
SSG:
5,2
