{"product_id":"working-memory-capacity-in-context-9781119331957","title":"Working Memory Capacity in Context","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHigher cognitive functions are reliably predicted by working memory measures from two domains: children''s performance on complex span tasks, and infants'' looking behavior. Despite the similar predictive power across these research areas, theories of working memory development have not connected these different task types and developmental periods. The current project works to bridge this gap with a processoriented theory, focusing on two tasks assessing visual working memory capacity in infants (the change-preference task) versus children and adults (the change detection task). Previous results seem inconsistent, with capacity estimates increasing from one to four items during infancy, but only two to three items during early childhood. A probable source of this discrepancy is the different task structures used with each age group, but prior theories were not suffi ciently specific to relate performance across tasks. The current theory focuses on cognitive dynamics, that is, the form\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eI. WORKING MEMORY CAPACITY IN CONTEXT: MODELING DYNAMIC PROCESSES OF BEHAVIOR, MEMORY, AND DEVELOPMENT 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII.THE COGNITIVE DYNAMICS THEORY OF VISUAL WORKING MEMORY 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. EMPIRICAL TESTS OF PREDICTIONS COMPARING CAPACITY ESTIMATES ACROSS TASKS AND DEVELOPMENT 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. MODEL SIMULATIONS TESTING THE REAL-TIME STABILITY HYPOTHESIS OF DEVELOPMENTAL CHANGES IN VISUAL WORKING MEMORY 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV. NEW QUESTIONS AND REMAINING CHALLENGES TO ACCOUNT FOR DEVELOPMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS IN VISUAL WORKING MEMORY 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eREFERENCES 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOMMENTARY 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEXPLORING THE POSSIBLE AND NECESSARY IN WORKING MEMORY DEVELOPMENT 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNelson Cowan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONTRIBUTORS STATEMENT OF EDITORIAL POLICY 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSUBJECT INDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407035081047,"sku":"9781119331957","price":26.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119331957.jpg?v=1730497953","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/working-memory-capacity-in-context-9781119331957","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}