Packiam Alloway, T., Gathercole, S.E. and Pickering, S.J. (2006) Verbal and visuospatial short-term and working memory in children: Are they separable? Child Development, 77 (6). pp. 1698-1716. ISSN 0009-3920
Abstract
This study explored the structure of verbal and visuospatial short-term and working memory in children between ages 4 and 11 years. Multiple tasks measuring 4 different memory components were used to capture the cognitive processes underlying working memory. Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the processing component of working memory tasks was supported by a common resource pool, while storage aspects depend on domain-specific verbal and visuospatial resources. This model is largely stable across this developmental period, although some evidence exists that the links between the domain-specific visuospatial construct and the domain-general processing construct were higher in the 4- to- 6-year age group. The data also suggest that all working memory components are in place by 4 years of age.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Psychology (York) |
Depositing User: | York RAE Import |
Date Deposited: | 10 Jul 2009 09:44 |
Last Modified: | 10 Jul 2009 09:44 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/J.1467-8624.2006.00968.X |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/J.1467-8624.2006.00968.X |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:5876 |