Home > Research > Publications & Outputs > Short-term memory and working memory as indices...

Research

Associated organisational unit

Electronic data

Links

Text available via DOI:

View graph of relations

Short-term memory and working memory as indices of children’s cognitive skills.

Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

Published

Standard

Short-term memory and working memory as indices of children’s cognitive skills. / Hutton, Una M. Z.; Towse, John N.
In: Memory, Vol. 9, No. 4-6, 07.2001, p. 383-394.

Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

Harvard

Hutton, UMZ & Towse, JN 2001, 'Short-term memory and working memory as indices of children’s cognitive skills.', Memory, vol. 9, no. 4-6, pp. 383-394. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658210042000058

APA

Hutton, U. M. Z., & Towse, J. N. (2001). Short-term memory and working memory as indices of children’s cognitive skills. Memory, 9(4-6), 383-394. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658210042000058

Vancouver

Hutton UMZ, Towse JN. Short-term memory and working memory as indices of children’s cognitive skills. Memory. 2001 Jul;9(4-6):383-394. doi: 10.1080/09658210042000058

Author

Hutton, Una M. Z. ; Towse, John N. / Short-term memory and working memory as indices of children’s cognitive skills. In: Memory. 2001 ; Vol. 9, No. 4-6. pp. 383-394.

Bibtex

@article{325b3cab71d3430eb59f0cd6ff2a34da,
title = "Short-term memory and working memory as indices of children{\textquoteright}s cognitive skills.",
abstract = "In the current literature, empirical and conceptual distinctions have been drawn between a more or less passive short-term memory (STM) system and a more dynamic working memory (WM) system. Distinct tasks have been developed to measure their capacity and research has generally shown that, for adults, WM, and not STM, is a reliable predictor of general cognitive ability. However, the locus of the differences between the tasks has received little attention. We present data from children concerning measures of matrices reasoning ability, reading, and numerical skill along with forward and backward order serial recall ofWM, STM, and STM with articulatory suppression tasks. As indices of children{\textquoteright}s cognitive skills, STM and WM are shown to be rather similar in terms of memory per se. Neither the opportunity for rehearsal nor task complexity provides satisfactory explanations for differences between memory tests.",
author = "Hutton, {Una M. Z.} and Towse, {John N.}",
year = "2001",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1080/09658210042000058",
language = "English",
volume = "9",
pages = "383--394",
journal = "Memory",
issn = "0965-8211",
publisher = "Psychology Press",
number = "4-6",

}

RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Short-term memory and working memory as indices of children’s cognitive skills.

AU - Hutton, Una M. Z.

AU - Towse, John N.

PY - 2001/7

Y1 - 2001/7

N2 - In the current literature, empirical and conceptual distinctions have been drawn between a more or less passive short-term memory (STM) system and a more dynamic working memory (WM) system. Distinct tasks have been developed to measure their capacity and research has generally shown that, for adults, WM, and not STM, is a reliable predictor of general cognitive ability. However, the locus of the differences between the tasks has received little attention. We present data from children concerning measures of matrices reasoning ability, reading, and numerical skill along with forward and backward order serial recall ofWM, STM, and STM with articulatory suppression tasks. As indices of children’s cognitive skills, STM and WM are shown to be rather similar in terms of memory per se. Neither the opportunity for rehearsal nor task complexity provides satisfactory explanations for differences between memory tests.

AB - In the current literature, empirical and conceptual distinctions have been drawn between a more or less passive short-term memory (STM) system and a more dynamic working memory (WM) system. Distinct tasks have been developed to measure their capacity and research has generally shown that, for adults, WM, and not STM, is a reliable predictor of general cognitive ability. However, the locus of the differences between the tasks has received little attention. We present data from children concerning measures of matrices reasoning ability, reading, and numerical skill along with forward and backward order serial recall ofWM, STM, and STM with articulatory suppression tasks. As indices of children’s cognitive skills, STM and WM are shown to be rather similar in terms of memory per se. Neither the opportunity for rehearsal nor task complexity provides satisfactory explanations for differences between memory tests.

U2 - 10.1080/09658210042000058

DO - 10.1080/09658210042000058

M3 - Journal article

VL - 9

SP - 383

EP - 394

JO - Memory

JF - Memory

SN - 0965-8211

IS - 4-6

ER -