Skill and Working Memory.

Abstract

A theory of skilled memory is proposed in which the size of working memory expands as skill increases. It is proposed that knowledge states in long-term memory are tagged to the current context and retrieved directly and rapidly for use in working memory. Evidence in the role of long-term knowledge structures in working memory is reviewed in several domains: (1) A memory span expert, (2) A mental calculation expert, and (3) A waiter with mnemonics skills. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1982
Accession Number
ADA114634

Entities

People

  • K. Anders Ericsson
  • William G. Chase

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Applied Psychology
  • Cognition
  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Education
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Military Research
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Psychology
  • Recognition
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design