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Hardman, Kyle O.; Cowan, Nelson – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2016
Working memory (WM) is used for storing information in a highly accessible state so that other mental processes, such as reasoning, can use that information. Some WM tasks require that participants not only store information, but also reason about that information to perform optimally on the task. In this study, we used visual WM tasks that had…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Short Term Memory, Models, Individual Differences
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Hoffman, Bobby; Schraw, Gregory – Educational Psychologist, 2010
The purpose of this article is to clarify conceptions, definitions, and applications of learning and problem-solving efficiency. Conceptions of efficiency vary within the field of educational psychology, and there is little consensus as to how to define, measure, and interpret the efficiency construct. We compare three diverse models that differ…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Efficiency, Problem Solving, Models