Working Memory And Thinking
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Working Memory And Thinking
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Author : Kenneth Gilhooly
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2004-08-02
Working Memory And Thinking written by Kenneth Gilhooly and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-08-02 with Psychology categories.
Thinking and memory are inextricably linked. However, a "divide and rule" approach has led cognitive psychologists to study these two areas in relative isolation. With contributions from some of the leading international researchers on working memory and thinking, the present volume aims to break down the scientific divisions and foster scientific integration in the connections between these two core functions of cognition. Broadly defined, thinking comprises mentally driven change in current representations. The processes involved in such change include application of logical rules, heuristics, problem solving strategies, decision making, planning and comprehension of complex material. Memory involves the encoding, retention and retrieval of information, and the retention may be temporary or in a long-term knowledge base.; Thinking cannot occur in a vacuum; it relies on the long-term memory base and a temporary mental workspace. Despite the apparent limitations on mental workspace, humans can drive a car and hold a conversation, or store partial solutions while tackling other aspects of a problem. So too, some aspects of thinking are relatively resilient in the face of quite extensive brain damage, yet other aspects are remarkably vulnerable to neuroanatomical insults. Humans can solve complex problems with many alternative choice points and yet seem to be able to consider only a few hypotheses at any one time. These apparent paradoxes present significant scientific challenges as to how humans can be such successful thinkers despite their very limited working memory. The chapters herein represent a diversity of views as regards the nature or working memory and forms of human thinking. The links between working memory and thinking are directly addressed and made explicit, and in so doing this volume offers an increasingly integrated understanding of human thinking and memory.
Working Memory Thought And Action
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Author : Alan Baddeley
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2007-03-15
Working Memory Thought And Action written by Alan Baddeley and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-15 with Psychology categories.
'Working Memory, Thought, and Action' is the magnum opus of one of the most influential cognitive psychologists of the past 50 years. This new volume on the model he created (with Graham Hitch) discusses the developments that have occurred within the model in the past twenty years, and places it within a broader context. Working memory is a temporary storage system that underpins our capacity for coherent thought. Some 30 years ago, Baddeley and Hitch proposed a way of thinking about working memory that has proved to be both valuable and influential in its application to practical problems. This book updates the theory, discussing both the evidence in its favour, and alternative approaches. In addition, it discusses the implications of the model for understanding social and emotional behaviour, concluding with an attempt to place working memory in a broader biological and philosophical context. Inside are chapters on the phonological loop, the visuo-spatial sketchpad, the central executive and the episodic buffer. There are also chapters on the relevance to working memory of studies of the recency effect, of work based on individual differences, and of neuroimaging research. The broader implications of the concept of working memory are discussed in the chapters on social psychology, anxiety, depression, consciousness and on the control of action. Finally, Baddeley discusses the relevance of a concept of working memory to the classic problems of consciousness and free will. This new volume from one of the pioneers in memory research will doubtless emulate the success of its predecessor, and be a major publication within the psychological literature.
Working Memory And Thinking
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Author : Robert H. Logie
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Release Date : 1998
Working Memory And Thinking written by Robert H. Logie and has been published by Taylor & Francis Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Memory categories.
Thinking and memory are inextricably linked. However, a "divide and rule" approach has led cognitive psychologists to study these two areas in relative isolation. With contributions from some of the leading international researchers on working memory and thinking, the present volume aims to break down the scientific divisions and foster scientific integration in the connections between these two core functions of cognition. Broadly defined, thinking comprises mentally driven change in current representations. The processes involved in such change include application of logical rules, heuristics, problem solving strategies, decision making, planning and comprehension of complex material. Memory involves the encoding, retention and retrieval of information, and the retention may be temporary or in a long-term knowledge base.; Thinking cannot occur in a vacuum; it relies on the long-term memory base and a temporary mental workspace. Despite the apparent limitations on mental workspace, humans can drive a car and hold a conversation, or store partial solutions while tackling other aspects of a problem. So too, some aspects of thinking are relatively resilient in the face of quite extensive brain damage, yet other aspects are remarkably vulnerable to neuroanatomical insults. Humans can solve complex problems with many alternative choice points and yet seem to be able to consider only a few hypotheses at any one time. These apparent paradoxes present significant scientific challenges as to how humans can be such successful thinkers despite their very limited working memory. The chapters herein represent a diversity of views as regards the nature or working memory and forms of human thinking. The links between working memory and thinking are directly addressed and made explicit, and in so doing this volume offers an increasingly integrated understanding of human thinking and memory.
The Centered Mind
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Author : Peter Carruthers
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2015-07-23
The Centered Mind written by Peter Carruthers and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-23 with Philosophy categories.
The Centered Mind offers a new view of the nature and causal determinants of both reflective thinking and, more generally, the stream of consciousness. Peter Carruthers argues that conscious thought is always sensory-based, relying on the resources of the working-memory system. This system has been much studied by cognitive scientists. It enables sensory images to be sustained and manipulated through attentional signals directed at midlevel sensory areas of the brain. When abstract conceptual representations are bound into these images, we consciously experience ourselves as making judgments or arriving at decisions. Thus one might hear oneself as judging, in inner speech, that it is time to go home, for example. However, our amodal (non-sensory) propositional attitudes are never actually among the contents of this stream of conscious reflection. Our beliefs, goals, and decisions are only ever active in the background of consciousness, working behind the scenes to select the sensory-based imagery that occurs in working memory. They are never themselves conscious. Drawing on extensive knowledge of the scientific literature on working memory and related topics, Carruthers builds an argument that challenges the central assumptions of many philosophers. In addition to arguing that non-sensory propositional attitudes are never conscious, he also shows that they are never under direct intentional control. Written with his usual clarity and directness, The Centered Mind will be essential reading for all philosophers and cognitive scientists interested in the nature of human thought processes.
The Development Of Mental Processing
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Author : Andreas Demetriou
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
The Development Of Mental Processing written by Andreas Demetriou and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Children categories.
The Quarterly Journal Of Experimental Psychology
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
The Quarterly Journal Of Experimental Psychology written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Psychology, Comparative categories.
Lines Of Thinking Skills Emotion Creative Processes Individual Differences And Teaching Thinking
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Author : K. J. Gilhooly
language : en
Publisher: Wiley
Release Date : 1990-02-02
Lines Of Thinking Skills Emotion Creative Processes Individual Differences And Teaching Thinking written by K. J. Gilhooly and has been published by Wiley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-02-02 with Psychology categories.
Part of a two volume work taken from the proceedings of the International Conference on Thinking, held at the University of Aberdeen in August 1988, this book explores current empirical and theoretical research in human thinking. This volume particularly considers such complex processes as skilled thinking, emotion and thought, creative processes, individual differences and teaching thinking. The book has been organized into themes so that topics of increasing complexity are considered in the later sections of text.
Lines Of Thinking Representation Reasoning Analogy And Decision Making
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Author : K. J. Gilhooly
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Lines Of Thinking Representation Reasoning Analogy And Decision Making written by K. J. Gilhooly and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Psychology categories.
Lines Of Thinking Skills Emotion Creative Processes Individual Differences And Teaching Thinking
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Lines Of Thinking Skills Emotion Creative Processes Individual Differences And Teaching Thinking written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Thought and thinking categories.
Learning And Cognition
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Author : Michael E. Martinez
language : en
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Release Date : 2010
Learning And Cognition written by Michael E. Martinez and has been published by Prentice Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Education categories.
What is the design of the mind? What does that design imply for education? This comprehensive and engaging introduction to human learning and its applications to education focuses on these vital questions by exploring the theories of knowledge, complex cognition, and human intelligence, presenting a clear and interesting overview of the human mind through multiple theoretical lenses. The author delineates how the mind has a clear design, or architecture, that explains simple acts of memory and complex cognition, to highly creative acts and leaps of scientific or artistic insight. Topics covered throughout the text include: memory, motivation, cognitive development, the brain, and intelligence. Unique to this text, the author has provided an interdisciplinary chapter dedicated to theories of knowledge, extended coverage of expert-novice differences and talent development, and a chapter devoted to intelligence. Readers will appreciate special features like Learning Strategies which cover specific application of the theories to classroom practice, and Interest Magnets which explore fascinating topics such as photographic memory, sleep learning, and Einstein's brain. Written like a narrative, Learning and Cognition: The Design of the Mind will delight its readers' interest and attention as they learn about the theories of human learning and cognition and the improvement of the mind through education.