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TY - JOUR
T1 - Benchmarks provide common ground for model development
T2 - Reply to Logie (2018) and Vandierendonck (2018)
AU - Oberauer, Klaus
AU - Lewandowsky, Stephan
AU - Awh, Edward
AU - Brown, Gordon D. A.
AU - Conway, Andrew
AU - Cowan, Nelson
AU - Donkin, Christopher
AU - Farrell, Simon
AU - Hitch, Graham J.
AU - Hurlstone, Mark J.
AU - Ma, Wei Ji
AU - Morey, Candice C.
AU - Nee, Derek Evan
AU - Schweppe, Judith
AU - Vergauwe, Evie
AU - Ward, Geoff
PY - 2018/9/1
Y1 - 2018/9/1
N2 - We respond to the comments of Logie and Vandierendonck to our article proposing benchmark findings for evaluating theories and models of short-term and working memory. The response focuses on the two main points of criticism: (a) Logie and Vandierendonck argue that the scope of the set of benchmarks is too narrow. We explain why findings on how working memory is used in complex cognition, findings on executive functions, and findings from neuropsychological case studies are currently not included in the benchmarks, and why findings with visual and spatial materials are less prevalent among them. (b) The critics question the usefulness of the benchmarks and their ratings for advancing theory development. We explain why selecting and rating benchmarks is important and justifiable, and acknowledge that the present selection and rating decisions are in need of continuous updating. The usefulness of the benchmarks of all ratings is also enhanced by our concomitant online posting of data for many of these benchmarks. (APA PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved)
AB - We respond to the comments of Logie and Vandierendonck to our article proposing benchmark findings for evaluating theories and models of short-term and working memory. The response focuses on the two main points of criticism: (a) Logie and Vandierendonck argue that the scope of the set of benchmarks is too narrow. We explain why findings on how working memory is used in complex cognition, findings on executive functions, and findings from neuropsychological case studies are currently not included in the benchmarks, and why findings with visual and spatial materials are less prevalent among them. (b) The critics question the usefulness of the benchmarks and their ratings for advancing theory development. We explain why selecting and rating benchmarks is important and justifiable, and acknowledge that the present selection and rating decisions are in need of continuous updating. The usefulness of the benchmarks of all ratings is also enhanced by our concomitant online posting of data for many of these benchmarks. (APA PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved)
U2 - 10.1037/bul0000165
DO - 10.1037/bul0000165
M3 - Journal article
VL - 144
SP - 972
EP - 977
JO - Psychological Bulletin
JF - Psychological Bulletin
SN - 0033-2909
IS - 9
ER -