Six experiments are presented that examined the constraints underlying performance in two visuo-spatial span tasks. In the Location Span Test (LST), participants have to memorize the cells of a 5×5 matrix containing arrows, while in the Direction Span ...
Studies examining individual differences in working memory capacity (WMC) show differences between individuals with low-WMC and individuals with high-WMC. This extreme-group design was used to address relationships between individual differences in ...
Sternberg’s paradigm is currently viewed as a typical short-term memory task and is widely used to tap mnemonic capacities in neuroscience studies. However, Sternberg’s original procedure includes an experimental constraint – recalling the sequence of ...
What characteristics constitute a “helpful” landmark for wayfinding and how are they represented in the human brain? Experiment 1 compared recognition and wayfinding performance for visual, verbal, and acoustic landmarks (animals) learned in our virtual ...
The impact of emotional stimuli on working memory in female delinquent juvenilesSummary:Objective: This paper focuses on the objective to what extent detained girls exhibit deficits with respect to spatial working memory. Moreover, this study ...
Focus-switching has recently been identified as an executive control process with differential age sensitivity. To date, the assumption of dissociable age effects is based on only two kinds of tasks constricting its conclusiveness. In a study with 85 ...
We considered the functional role of control beliefs for cognitive performance by focusing on patterns of stability across multiple trials increasing in level of difficulty. We assessed 56 adults aged 18–88 on working memory tasks. We examined stability ...
This study examined the processing speed and memory span of young adults and older people using tasks based on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III (WAIS-III, Wechsler, 1997). By comparing the data obtained from these tasks, we examined the effects ...
Abstract. This study explored the feasibility of the German WM application EI-MAG in younger and, in a first attempt, older adults. Contrary to previous applications, EI-MAG is group-administrable and tablet-based. 89 older and 35 younger adults were ...
Zusammenfassung: Das Interesse der vorliegenden Arbeit besteht in der Klärung des Verhältnisses zwischen Arbeitsgedächtnis und Intelligenz. Es soll die Frage untersucht werden, ob Intelligenzunterschiede mit spezifischen Arbeitsgedächtnisprofilen, d. h. ...
Epidemiologische Studien aus dem deutschen Sprachraum zeigen, dass Lernstörungen im Lesen und im Rechtschreiben häufig nicht nur in Kombination, sondern auch isoliert voneinander vorkommen. Während bereits viele Befunde über die kognitiven Besonderheiten ...
Nachteile im Aufbau und Abruf basalen arithmetischen Faktenwissens (zum Beispiel der Summe zweier Ziffern) bilden ein zentrales Merkmal bei Kindern mit Rechenschwäche. Die vorliegende Studie verfolgt das Ziel, die reduzierte Verfügbarkeit basalen ...
Chicken or egg: Reciprocity of mathematical precursor skills and the prediction of mathematics school achievementAbstract.Objective: The present study examines the development and reciprocal relation between specific (basic ...
Mathematical learning support and integrated working memory trainingAbstract. Working memory is postulated as an important individual requirement for successful learning (Hasselhorn & Gold, 2013). The influences of working memory on ...
Opportunities of online-based assessment of working memory and executive functions in children with learning disordersAbstract. Empirical research with regard to possible causes of learning disorders has identified several ...
Outline of an online screening for learning disordersAbstract. This article outlines the conception of an online screening for assessing developmental disorders of scholastic skills (learning disorders) in primary school. ...
Do the cognitive profiles of children with mathematical difficulties vary as a function of the used cut-off criterion?Abstract. Poor mathematical performance that is significantly below average for age is a diagnostic ...
The role of language and working memory in the development of mathematical learning from preschool into primary school age – Longitudinal and cross-sectional path analyses of data from the National Educational Panel ...
Language, working memory, and mathematical skills of schoolchildren with DLDAbstract. Mathematical skills are essentially linked to language. In particular, children with developmental language disorder (DLD) show ...
On the Prediction of Learning-Related Behavior by Domain-General Precursor SkillsAbstract:Background: The importance of domain-general precursor skills for academic achievement is already well established empirically. In ...