The magical number 4 in short-term memory: A reconsideration of mental storage capacity
N Cowan - Behavioral and brain sciences, 2001 - cambridge.org
Miller (1956) summarized evidence that people can remember about seven chunks in short-
term memory (STM) tasks. However, that number was meant more as a rough estimate and …
term memory (STM) tasks. However, that number was meant more as a rough estimate and …
Metatheory of storage capacity limits
N Cowan - Behavioral and brain sciences, 2001 - cambridge.org
Commentators expressed a wide variety of views on whether there is a basic capacity limit of
3 to 5 chunks and, among those who believe in it, about why it occurs. In this response, I …
3 to 5 chunks and, among those who believe in it, about why it occurs. In this response, I …
[图书][B] Cognitive development: neo-Piagetian perspectives
S Morra, C Gobbo, Z Marini, R Sheese - 2012 - taylorfrancis.com
Tying together almost four decades of neo-Piagetian research, Cognitive Development
provides a unique critical analysis and a comparison of concepts across neo-Piagetian …
provides a unique critical analysis and a comparison of concepts across neo-Piagetian …
The magic number and the episodic buffer
A Baddeley - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2001 - cambridge.org
Cowan's revisiting of the magic number is very timely and the case he makes for a more
moderate number than seven is persuasive. It is also appropriate to frame his case within a …
moderate number than seven is persuasive. It is also appropriate to frame his case within a …
Neural mechanism for the magical number 4: Competitive interactions and nonlinear oscillation
The aim of our commentary is to strengthen Cowan's proposal for an inherent capacity
limitation in STM by suggesting a neurobiological mechanism based on competitive …
limitation in STM by suggesting a neurobiological mechanism based on competitive …
The magical number 4 in vision
Some of the evidence for a “magical number 4” has come from the study of visual cognition,
and Cowan reinterprets such evidence in terms of a single general limit on memory and …
and Cowan reinterprets such evidence in terms of a single general limit on memory and …
The focus of attention across space and across time
B McElree, BA Dosher - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2001 - cambridge.org
Measures of retrieval speed for recently presented events show a sharp dichotomy between
representations in focal attention and representations that are recently processed but no …
representations in focal attention and representations that are recently processed but no …
The magical number 4= 7: Span theory on capacity limitations
BL Bachelder - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2001 - cambridge.org
According to span theory, a behavioral theory of the magical numbers, Cowan's 4 and
Miller's 7 are simply two different points on the same ogive describing the relation between …
Miller's 7 are simply two different points on the same ogive describing the relation between …
A temporal account of the limited processing capacity
S Grondin - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2001 - cambridge.org
A temporal account of the mental capacities for processing information may not be relevant
in a context where the goal is to search for storage capacity expressed in chunks. However …
in a context where the goal is to search for storage capacity expressed in chunks. However …