Working memory, strategy execution, and strategy selection in mental arithmetic.

نویسندگان

  • Ineke Imbo
  • Sandrine Duverne
  • Patrick Lemaire
چکیده

A total of 72 participants estimated products of complex multiplications of two-digit operands (e.g., 63 x 78), using two strategies that differed in complexity. The simple strategy involved rounding both operands down to the closest decades (e.g., 60 x 70), whereas the complex strategy required rounding both operands up to the closest decades (e.g., 70 x 80). Participants accomplished this estimation task in two conditions: a no-load condition and a working-memory load condition in which executive components of working memory were taxed. The choice/no-choice method was used to obtain unbiased strategy execution and strategy selection data. Results showed that loading working-memory resources led participants to poorer strategy execution. Additionally, participants selected the simple strategy more often under working-memory load. We discuss the implications of the results to further our understanding of variations in strategy selection and execution, as well as our understanding of the impact of working-memory load on arithmetic performance and other cognitive domains.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Quarterly journal of experimental psychology

دوره 60 9  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007