Working memory capacity / (Record no. 25559)
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| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
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| LC control number | 2005007015 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 978-1138006041 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Call number | 153.1/3 |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Authors | Cowan, Nelson |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Working memory capacity / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Nelson Cowan |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York : |
| Publisher | Psychology Press, |
| Date | 2014. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | ix, 246 p. : |
| Other Details | ill. ; |
| Size | 23 cm. |
| SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Essays in cognitive psychology |
| SUMMARY | |
| Summary | The idea of one's memory "filling up" is a humorous misconception of how memory in general is thought to work; it is actually has no capacity limit. However, the idea of a "full brain" makes more sense with reference to working memory, which is the limited amount of information a person can hold temporarily in an especially accessible form for use in the completion of almost any challenging cognitive task. This groundbreaking book explains the evidence supporting Cowan's theoretical proposal about working memory capacity, and compares it to competing perspectives. Cognitive psychologists profoundly disagree on how working memory is limited: whether by the number of units that can be retained (and, if so, what kind of units and how many?), the types of interfering material, the time that has elapsed, some combination of these mechanisms, or none of them. The book assesses these hypotheses and examines explanations of why capacity limits occur, including vivid biological, cognitive, and evolutionary accounts. The book concludes with a discussion of the practical importance of capacity limits in daily life. Incorporating the latest from the recent surge in research into working memory capacity limits and the remarkable new insights provided by neuroimaging techniques, this book serves as an invaluable resource for all memory researchers and is accessible to a wide range of readers. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Short-term memory |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
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| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent location | Current location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last borrowed | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| University of Wollongong in Dubai | University of Wollongong in Dubai | Main Collection | 2014-11-23 | Friendship bookshop | 3 | 153.13 CO WO | T0016788 | 2018-12-20 | 2018-12-10 | 189.00 | 2017-01-26 | REGULAR |