We demonstrate the close relationship that exists between random sequence generation
and working memory functioning. We clarify the nature of this link by examining the impact of …

Four experiments explore participants' attempts to generate random sequences. Experiment
1 showed that oral random number generation is strongly affected by both response speed …

Random number generation (RNG) is a functionally complex process that is highly
controlled and therefore dependent on Baddeley's central executive. This study addresses …

A series of experiments explores the capacity for generating sequences of random
responses, relating it to the central executive component of working memory. Experiment 1 …

We report here the results of four dual-task experiments in which a random time interval
generation task was performed concurrently with a memory task. The random generation …

Randomness is a fundamental property of human behavior. It occurs both in the form of
intrinsic random variability, say when repetitions of a task yield slightly different behavioral …

When asked to generate sequences of random responses, people exhibit strong and
reliable biases in their behaviour. The origins of these biases have been linked to the …

Observers can voluntarily select which items are encoded into working memory, and the
efficiency of this process strongly predicts memory capacity. Nevertheless, the present work …

People simulating a random generator fail in the rate of each event, which is too close to the
theoretical rate, and in overalternation between events. It is suggested that both failures …

In producing random numbers, subjects typically deviate systematically from statistical
randomness. It is considered that these biases reflect constraints imposed by underlying …