The role of verbal ability in the processing of complex verbal information

1994 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Martin ◽  
Otto Ewert ◽  
Paula J. Schwanenflugel
Keyword(s):  
Verbal Ability ◽  
Verbal Information

scholarly journals Maintenance Mechanisms in Children’s Verbal Working Memory

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Laure Oftinger ◽  
Valerie Camos
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Recall Performance ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Verbal Working Memory ◽  
Concurrent Task ◽  
Verbal Information ◽  
Complex Span ◽  
Span Tasks ◽  
Joint Contribution

<p>Previous research in adults has indicated two maintenance mechanisms of verbal information in working memory, i.e., articulatory rehearsal and attentional refreshing. However, only three studies have examined their joint contribution to children’s verbal working memory. The present study aimed at extending this line of research by investigating the developmental changes occurring from 6 to 9 years old. In two experiments using complex span tasks, children of three different age groups maintained letters or words while performing a concurrent task. The opportunity for attentional refreshing was manipulated by varying the attentional demand of the concurrent task. Moreover, this task was performed either silently by pressing keys or aloud, the latter inducing a concurrent articulation. As expected, recall performance increased strongly with age. More interestingly, concurrent articulation had a detrimental effect on recall even in 6-year-old children. Similarly, introducing a concurrent attention-demanding task impaired recall performance at all ages. Finally, the effect of the availability of rehearsal and of attentional refreshing never interacted at any age. This suggested an independence of the two mechanisms in the maintenance of verbal information in children’s working memory. Implications for the development of rehearsal use and for the role of attention in working memory are discussed.</p>

scholarly journals Role of explicit verbal information in conditioned analgesia

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 546-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Carlino ◽  
D.M.E. Torta ◽  
A. Piedimonte ◽  
E. Frisaldi ◽  
S. Vighetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Verbal Information ◽  
Conditioned Analgesia

The Effect of Spatial Elevation on Respect Depends on Merit and Medium

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Schubert ◽  
Thomas W. Schubert ◽  
Sascha Topolinski
Keyword(s):  
Person Perception ◽  
Verbal Information ◽  
Experimental Approaches ◽  
Moderating Role

Five experiments investigated the effects of spatial elevation on person perception in both a computer setup and actual encounters, determining the moderating role of additional verbal information about the target. In accordance with prior findings, spatial elevation increased respect in a computer setting, especially when the target was described as nonachieving. Liking toward the target was not affected. In an actual encounter the results were reversed: When actually facing the target, spatial elevation decreased respect when it was not legitimized by achievements of the target. We discuss the implications of our findings for the elicitation of respect and experimental approaches to investigate it.

scholarly journals Verbal ability and delinquency: testing the moderating role of psychopathic traits

2008 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 414-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luna C. Muñoz ◽  
Paul J. Frick ◽  
Eva R. Kimonis ◽  
Katherine J. Aucoin
Keyword(s):  
Verbal Ability ◽  
Psychopathic Traits ◽  
Moderating Role
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