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ERIC Number: EJ689043
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Aug
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0096-1523
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Simultaneous Cognitive Operations in Working Memory After Dual-Task Practice
Oberauer, Klaus; Kliegl, Reinhold
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, v30 n4 p689-707 Aug 2004
The authors tested the hypothesis that with adequate practice, people can execute 2 cognitive operations in working memory simultaneously. In Experiment 1, 6 students practiced updating 2 items in working memory through 2 sequences of operations (1 numerical, 1 spatial). In different blocks, imperative stimuli for the 2 sequences of operations were presented either simultaneously or sequentially. Initially, most participants experienced substantial dual-task costs. After 24 sessions of practice, operation latencies for simultaneous presentation were equal to the maximum of times for the 2 operations in the sequential condition, suggesting perfect timesharing. Experiment 2 showed that a reduction of dual-task costs requires practice on the combination of the 2 updating tasks, not just practice on each individual task. Hence, the reduction of dual-task costs cannot be explained by shortening or automatization of individual operations.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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