The Basic Units of Working Memory Manipulation Are Boolean Maps, Not Objects.

IF 4.8 1区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Psychological Science Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-18 DOI:10.1177/09567976241257443
Huichao Ji, Kaiyue Wang, Garry Kong, Xiaodan Zhang, Wenzhen He, Xiaowei Ding
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Abstract

Determining the manipulation unit of working memory is one of the fundamental questions in understanding how working memory functions. The prevalent object-based theory in cognitive research predicts that memory manipulation is performed on the level of objects. Here we show instead that the basic units of working memory manipulation are Boolean maps, a data structure describing what can be perceived in an instant. We developed four new manipulation tasks (with data from 80 adults) and showed that manipulation times only increased when the number of Boolean maps manipulated increased. Increasing the number of orientations manipulated did not induce longer manipulation times, consistent with a key prediction of the Boolean map theory. Our results show that Boolean maps are the manipulation unit of working memory.

工作记忆操作的基本单位是布尔图,而不是对象。
确定工作记忆的操作单元是理解工作记忆如何发挥作用的基本问题之一。认知研究中流行的基于对象的理论预测,记忆操作是在对象的层面上进行的。在这里,我们证明了工作记忆操作的基本单位是布尔图,这是一种描述瞬间可感知事物的数据结构。我们开发了四种新的操作任务(数据来自 80 名成人),结果表明,只有当操作的布尔图数量增加时,操作时间才会增加。增加操作方向的数量并不会导致操作时间的延长,这与布尔图理论的一个关键预测是一致的。我们的研究结果表明,布尔图是工作记忆的操作单元。
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Psychological Science
Psychological Science PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
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期刊介绍: Psychological Science, the flagship journal of The Association for Psychological Science (previously the American Psychological Society), is a leading publication in the field with a citation ranking/impact factor among the top ten worldwide. It publishes authoritative articles covering various domains of psychological science, including brain and behavior, clinical science, cognition, learning and memory, social psychology, and developmental psychology. In addition to full-length articles, the journal features summaries of new research developments and discussions on psychological issues in government and public affairs. "Psychological Science" is published twelve times annually.
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