Dynamic visual noise interferes with storage in visual working memory

被引:34
作者
Dean, Graham M. [1 ]
Dewhurst, Stephen A. [2 ]
Whittaker, Annalise [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Teesside, Sch Social Sci & Law, Middlesbrough TS1 3BA, Cleveland, England
[2] Univ Lancaster, Dept Psychol, Lancaster LA1 4YF, England
基金
英国经济与社会研究理事会;
关键词
dynamic visual noise; working memory; visual memory; visuospatial working memory;
D O I
10.1027/1618-3169.55.4.283
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Several studies have demonstrated that dynamic visual noise (DVN) does not interfere with memory for random matrices. This has led to suggestions that (a) visual working memory is distinct from imagery, and (b) visual working memory is not a gateway between sensory input and long-term storage. A comparison of the interference effects of DVN with memory for matrices and colored textures shows that DVN can interfere with visual working memory, probably at a level of visual detail not easily supported by long-term memory structures or the recoding of the visual pattern elements. The results support a gateway model of visuospatial working memory and raise questions about the most appropriate ways to measure and model the different levels of representation of information that can be held in visual working memory.
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页码:283 / 289
页数:7
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