Attention to Information in Working Memory

被引：187

作者：

Oberauer, Klaus ^{[1
]}

Hein, Laura ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Zurich, Dept Psychol Cognit Psychol, CH-8050 Zurich, Switzerland

来源：

CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE | 2012年 / 21卷 / 03期

关键词：

working memory; attention; SHORT-TERM-MEMORY; INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES; ACCESSING INFORMATION; ORIENTING ATTENTION; CAPACITY LIMITS; TIME-COURSE; SERIAL; FOCUS; INTERFERENCE; STORAGE;

D O I：

10.1177/0963721412444727

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Working memory retains information and makes it available for processing. People often need to hold several chunks of information available while concentrating on only one of them. This process requires selective attention to the contents of working memory. In this article, we summarize evidence for both a broad focus of attention with a capacity of approximately four chunks and a narrow focus of attention that selects a single chunk at a time.

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页码：164 / 169

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