Wang, S and Allen, RJ orcid.org/0000-0002-1887-3016 (2018) Cross-modal working memory binding and word recognition skills: how specific is the link? Memory, 26 (4). pp. 514-523. ISSN 0965-8211
Abstract
Recent research has suggested that the creation of temporary bound representations of information from different sources within working memory uniquely relates to word recognition abilities in school-age children. However, it is unclear to what extent this link is attributable specifically to the binding ability for cross-modal information. This study examined the performance of Grade 3 (8–9 years old) children on binding tasks requiring either temporary association formation of two visual items (i.e., within-modal binding) or pairs of visually presented abstract shapes and auditorily presented nonwords (i.e., cross-modal binding). Children’s word recognition skills were related to performance on the cross-modal binding task but not on the within-modal binding task. Further regression models showed that cross-modal binding memory was a significant predictor of word recognition when memory for its constituent elements, general abilities, and crucially, within-modal binding memory were taken into account. These findings may suggest a specific link between the ability to bind information across modalities within working memory and word recognition skills.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Memory on 4 October, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09658211.2017.1380835. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Working memory, cross-modal binding, episodic buffer, word acquisition, Mandarin |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 07 Nov 2017 12:40 |
Last Modified: | 04 Oct 2018 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/09658211.2017.1380835 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:123297 |