This study tests how information is encoded into working memory when the type of instruction is incongruent with a task. To determine where information is encoded in working memory interruptions will be used to disrupt performance. A spatial Lego® construction task and a verbal letter arrangement task will be compared. Operation Span will be measured against performance. The conclusions drawn from this study will impact the understanding of working memory which will help in discovering effective types of instruction and in dealing with interruptions.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
AdamsR.KlowdenD.HannafordB. (2001). Virtual Trainging for a Manual Assembly Task. Haptics-e, 2 (2). Retrieved from http://www.haptics-e.org
2.
BaddeleyAThomsonNBuchananM. (1975). Word length and the structure of short-term memory. Journal of verbal learning and verbal behavior, 14, 829-839.
3.
BaddeleyA. (2000). The episodic buffer: a new component of working memory?Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 4(11), 417-423.
4.
BaddeleyA. (2010). Working memory. Current Biology, 20(4), 136-140.
5.
BaileyB. P.KonstanJ. A. (2006). On the need for attention-aware systems: Measuring effects of interruption on task performance, error rate, and affective state. Computers in Human Behavior, 22(4), 685-708.
6.
BuccinoG.RiggioL. (2006). The role of the mirror neuron system in motor learning. Kinesiology, 38 (1), 5-15.
7.
di PellegrinoG.FadigaL.FogassiL.GalleseV.RizzolattiG. (1992). Understanding motor events: a neurophysiological study. Experimental Brain Research, 91 (1), 176-180.
8.
HyunJ-SLuckSJ. (2007)Visual working memory as the substrate for mental rotation. Psychonomic bulletin & review, 14(1), 154-8.
9.
LindaJ.HolgerssonT. (2007). Does Lego training stimulate pupils’ ability to solve logical problems?Computers & Education, 49(4), 1097-1111.
10.
OulasvirtaASaariluomaP. (2004). Long-term working memory and interrupting messages in human?-?computer interaction. Behavior & Information Technology, 23(1), 53-64.
