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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Map learning and working memory: multimodal learning strategies |
Author: | Knight, M. Tlauka, M. |
Citation: | Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 2017; 71(6):1406-1418 |
Publisher: | SAGE |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
ISSN: | 1747-0218 1747-0226 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Matthew James Knight and Michael Tlauka |
Abstract: | The current research investigated whether learning spatial information from a map involves different modalities, which are managed by discrete components in working memory. In four experiments, participants studied a map either while performing a simultaneous interference task (high cognitive load) or without interference (low cognitive load). The modality of interference varied between experiments. Experiment 1 used a tapping task (visuospatial), Experiment 2 a backward counting task (verbal), Experiment 3 an articulatory suppression task (verbal) and Experiment 4 an n-back task (central executive). Spatial recall was assessed in two tests: directional judgements and map drawing. Cognitive load was found to affect spatial recall detrimentally regardless of interference modality. The findings suggest that when learning maps, people use a multimodal learning strategy, utilising resources from all components of working memory. |
Keywords: | Working memory; spatial cognition; maps; multimodal learning |
Rights: | © Experimental Psychology Society 2017 |
DOI: | 10.1080/17470218.2017.1326954 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2017.1326954 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 8 Medicine publications |
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