Li, G, Allen, RJ orcid.org/0000-0002-1887-3016, Hitch, GJ et al. (1 more author) (2022) Translating words into actions in working memory: The role of spatial-motoric coding. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 75 (10). pp. 1959-1975. ISSN 1747-0218
Abstract
Research from a working memory perspective on the encoding and temporary maintenance of sequential instructions has established a consistent advantage for enacted over verbal recall. This is thought to reflect action planning for anticipated movements at the response phase. We describe five experiments investigating this, comparing verbal and enacted recall of a series of action–object pairings under different potentially disruptive concurrent task conditions, all requiring repetitive movements. A general advantage for enacted recall was observed across experiments, together with a tendency for concurrent action to impair sequence memory performance. The enacted recall advantage was reduced by concurrent action for both fine and gross concurrent movement with the degree of disruption influenced by both the complexity and the familiarity of the movement. The results are discussed in terms of an output buffer store of limited capacity capable of holding motoric plans for anticipated action.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Experimental Psychology Society 2022. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Working memory, following instructions, action planning, motor coding, enactment |
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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: | 14 Dec 2021 12:10 |
Last Modified: | 04 Mar 2025 10:02 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/17470218221079848 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:181551 |