A Long-Term Memory Competitive Process Model of a Common Procedural Error. Part II: Working Memory Load and Capacity

Abstract

Postcompletion error (PCE) is a type of systematic procedural error that people are prone to commit when there is one step to perform after they have accomplished their main task goal. A computational cognitive model developed previously for PCE in an interruption paradigm extends to a working memory load and capacity paradigm. The model explains PCE in terms of long-term declarative memory mechanisms opposing base-level activation with spreading activation.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA619047

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  • Franklin P. Tamborello Ii
  • J. Gregory Trafton

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  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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