Traditional memory research has focused on identifying separate memory systems and
exploring different stages of memory processing. This approach has been valuable for …

This essay first summarizes an overarching theory of cognitive organization and
development. This theory claims that the human mind involves (1) several specialized …

Abstract [Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 144 (12) of
Psychological Bulletin (see record 2018-58808-002). In the article, the text describing the …

Every day, people perceive other people performing interactive actions. Retaining these
actions of human agents in working memory (WM) plays a pivotal role in a normal social life …

Many common tasks require us to individuate in parallel two or more objects out of a
complex scene. Although the mechanisms underlying our abilities to count the number of …

Retaining social interactions in working memory (WM) for further social activities is vital for a
successful social life. Researchers have noted a social chunking phenomenon in WM: WM …

Working memory (WM) mechanisms for verbal, spatial, and object information have been
extensively examined, yet those for kinetic information are less known. The current study …

A substantial amount of literature has demonstrated individuals' tendency to code verbally a
series of movements for subsequent recall. However, the mechanisms underlying movement …

Holding biological motion (BM), the movements of animate entities, in working memory (WM)
is important to our daily social life. However, how BM is maintained in WM remains …

Fundamental theories of human cognition have long posited that the short‐term
maintenance of actions is supported by one of the “core knowledge” systems of human …