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Limitless capacity: a dynamic object-oriented approach to short-term memory
The notion of capacity-limited processing systems is a core element of cognitive accounts of limited and variable performance, enshrined within the short-term memory construct. We begin with a detailed critical analysis of the conceptual bases of this view and argue that there are fundamental proble...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4369667/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25852610 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00293 |
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author | Macken, Bill Taylor, John Jones, Dylan |
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description | The notion of capacity-limited processing systems is a core element of cognitive accounts of limited and variable performance, enshrined within the short-term memory construct. We begin with a detailed critical analysis of the conceptual bases of this view and argue that there are fundamental problems – ones that go to the heart of cognitivism more generally – that render it untenable. In place of limited capacity systems, we propose a framework for explaining performance that focuses on the dynamic interplay of three aspects of any given setting: the particular task that must be accomplished, the nature and form of the material upon which the task must be performed, and the repertoire of skills and perceptual-motor functions possessed by the participant. We provide empirical examples of the applications of this framework in areas of performance typically accounted for by reference to capacity-limited short-term memory processes. |
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spelling | pubmed-43696672015-04-07 Limitless capacity: a dynamic object-oriented approach to short-term memory Macken, Bill Taylor, John Jones, Dylan Front Psychol Psychology The notion of capacity-limited processing systems is a core element of cognitive accounts of limited and variable performance, enshrined within the short-term memory construct. We begin with a detailed critical analysis of the conceptual bases of this view and argue that there are fundamental problems – ones that go to the heart of cognitivism more generally – that render it untenable. In place of limited capacity systems, we propose a framework for explaining performance that focuses on the dynamic interplay of three aspects of any given setting: the particular task that must be accomplished, the nature and form of the material upon which the task must be performed, and the repertoire of skills and perceptual-motor functions possessed by the participant. We provide empirical examples of the applications of this framework in areas of performance typically accounted for by reference to capacity-limited short-term memory processes. Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-03-23 /pmc/articles/PMC4369667/ /pubmed/25852610 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00293 Text en Copyright © 2015 Macken, Taylor and Jones. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Macken, Bill Taylor, John Jones, Dylan Limitless capacity: a dynamic object-oriented approach to short-term memory |
title | Limitless capacity: a dynamic object-oriented approach to short-term memory |
title_full | Limitless capacity: a dynamic object-oriented approach to short-term memory |
title_fullStr | Limitless capacity: a dynamic object-oriented approach to short-term memory |
title_full_unstemmed | Limitless capacity: a dynamic object-oriented approach to short-term memory |
title_short | Limitless capacity: a dynamic object-oriented approach to short-term memory |
title_sort | limitless capacity: a dynamic object-oriented approach to short-term memory |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4369667/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25852610 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00293 |
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