Verbal and Visual Short-Term Memory Predict Performance in a Multiplication Production Task: Evidence From a Malaysian Sample

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作者
Soh, Mei Ling [1 ]
Garcia-Orza, Javier [2 ]
Mennie, Neil Russel [1 ]
Estudillo, Alejandro J. [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nottingham, Sch Psychol, Semenyih 43500, Selangor, Malaysia
[2] Univ Malaga, Dept Basic Psychol, Fac Psychol, Malaga, Spain
[3] Bournemouth Univ, Dept Psychol, Poole, England
来源
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHOLOGIE EXPERIMENTALE | 2025年 / 79卷 / 02期
关键词
short-term memory; multiplication fluency; verbal and visual; m & eacute; moire & agrave; court terme; ma & icirc; trise de la multiplication; MCT visuelle et verbale; WORKING-MEMORY; DIFFERENT COMPONENTS; FACTS; INTERFERENCE; RETRIEVAL; CHILDREN;
D O I
10.1037/cep0000346
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Arithmetic requires the use of multiple cognitive processes, such as short-term memory (STM). However, findings on the association between STM and simple multiplication solving are mixed, potentially due to large interindividual differences in multiplication proficiency within and between samples. The present study aims to explore further the relationship between visual and verbal STM and simple multiplication solving with a large Malaysian sample (N = 230). Adults (age = 17-42) completed an online production-based multiplication-solving task, STM measures (verbal and visuospatial STM tasks), and a demographic survey. A mixed-model analysis found that verbal STM and visual STM predict multiplication performance, with lower span participants having longer reaction times during multiplication solving. Interestingly, we also observed the relationship between verbal STM and multiplication was moderated by interference, the impact of verbal STM was stronger in high-interference problems, while the visual STM-multiplication relation was moderated by problem size, high visual span participants took more advantage of their visual STM when presented with large size problems. Thus, our findings show that both verbal and visual STM in interaction with problem properties predict simple multiplication solving in adults. Hypotheses on the concrete mechanisms involved in these relationships are discussed. L'arithm & eacute;tique n & eacute;cessite le recours & agrave; de multiples processus cognitifs, par exemple la m & eacute;moire & agrave; court terme (MCT). Cependant, les constatations sur les liens entre la MCT et la r & eacute;solution de multiplications simples sont mitig & eacute;es, possiblement en raison des grandes diff & eacute;rences interindividuelles dans la capacit & eacute; de multiplication entre les & eacute;chantillons et & agrave; l'int & eacute;rieur de ceux-ci. La pr & eacute;sente & eacute;tude vise & agrave; explorer plus avant la relation entre la MCT visuelle et verbale ainsi que la r & eacute;solution de multiplications simples au sein d'un vaste & eacute;chantillon de Malaisiens (N = 230). Des adultes (& acirc;ge = 17 & agrave; 42 ans) devaient effectuer une t & acirc;che en ligne de multiplication fond & eacute;e sur la production, se soumettre & agrave; des mesures de la MCT (en effectuant des t & acirc;ches mettant & agrave; profit la MCT verbale et visuospatiale), et remplir un questionnaire d & eacute;mographique. Une analyse & agrave; mod & egrave;le mixte a permis de constater que la MCT verbale et la MCT visuelle sont des facteurs pr & eacute;disant la capacit & eacute; de multiplication, les participants ayant un champ visuel plus restreint d & eacute;montrant des temps de r & eacute;action sup & eacute;rieurs aux t & acirc;ches de multiplication. Fait int & eacute;ressant, nous avons aussi constat & eacute; que la relation entre la MCT verbale et la multiplication & eacute;tait mod & eacute;r & eacute;e par l'interf & eacute;rence, l'impact de la STM verbale & eacute;tant plus important lors de la r & eacute;solution de probl & egrave;mes & agrave; interf & eacute;rence & eacute;lev & eacute;e. La relation MCT visuelle-multiplication, quant & agrave; elle, & eacute;tait mod & eacute;r & eacute;e par l'ampleur du probl & egrave;me, les participants ayant un champ visuel plus vaste tirant davantage profit de leur MCT visuelle lorsqu'on leur pr & eacute;sentait des probl & egrave;mes de grande ampleur. Par cons & eacute;quent, nos constatations illustrent que la MCT tant verbale que visuelle et leur interaction avec les propri & eacute;t & eacute;s du probl & egrave;me sont des facteurs pr & eacute;disant la capacit & eacute; & agrave; effectuer des multiplications simples chez les adultes. Les hypoth & egrave;ses sur les m & eacute;canismes concrets qui interviennent dans ces relations sont abord & eacute;es.
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