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TY - JOUR
T1 - Implicit working memory
AU - Hassin, Ran R.
AU - Bargh, John A.
AU - Engell, Andrew D.
AU - McCulloch, Kathleen C.
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - Working Memory (WM) plays a crucial role in many high-level cognitive processes (e.g., reasoning, decision making, goal pursuit and cognitive control). The prevalent view holds that active components of WM are predominantly intentional and conscious. This conception is oftentimes expressed explicitly, but it is best reflected in the nature of major WM tasks: All of them are blatantly explicit. We developed two new WM paradigms that allow for an examination of the role of conscious awareness in WM. Results from five studies show that WM can operate unintentionally and outside of conscious awareness, thus suggesting that the current view should be expanded to include implicit WM.
AB - Working Memory (WM) plays a crucial role in many high-level cognitive processes (e.g., reasoning, decision making, goal pursuit and cognitive control). The prevalent view holds that active components of WM are predominantly intentional and conscious. This conception is oftentimes expressed explicitly, but it is best reflected in the nature of major WM tasks: All of them are blatantly explicit. We developed two new WM paradigms that allow for an examination of the role of conscious awareness in WM. Results from five studies show that WM can operate unintentionally and outside of conscious awareness, thus suggesting that the current view should be expanded to include implicit WM.
KW - Working memory
KW - Executive functions
KW - Automaticity
KW - Consciousness
KW - Unconscious
U2 - 10.1016/j.concog.2009.04.003
DO - 10.1016/j.concog.2009.04.003
M3 - Journal article
VL - 18
SP - 665
EP - 678
JO - Consciousness and Cognition
JF - Consciousness and Cognition
SN - 1053-8100
IS - 3
ER -