WORKING MEMORY ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dougherty, Michael R | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Atkins, Sharona M. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Neuroscience and Cognitive Science | en_US |
| dc.contributor.publisher | Digital Repository at the University of Maryland | en_US |
| dc.contributor.publisher | University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-02-17T07:03:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-02-17T07:03:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Working memory, the ability to maintain and manipulate information, is a core cognitive function important for everyday life. The capacity of working-memory differs across individuals, with working-memory capacity a reliable predictor of general fluid intelligence, verbal and mathematical abilities, and classroom achievement. However, research has been inconclusive on whether working-memory is a unitary domain-general construct, or multi-component domain-specific construct. Most theories had until recently thought that working-memory was a fixed ability; however, recent research suggests that working-memory is malleable and can be improved through cognitive training. These training-induced improvements have also been shown on untrained cognitive tasks, such as general fluid intelligence, attention, reading, and math. My research examines the structure of working-memory, validates newly designed web-administered working-memory assessments, and investigates the malleability of domain specific working-memory training. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1903/12345 | |
| dc.subject.pqcontrolled | Cognitive psychology | en_US |
| dc.subject.pqcontrolled | Neurosciences | en_US |
| dc.subject.pquncontrolled | Cognitive Training | en_US |
| dc.subject.pquncontrolled | fMRI | en_US |
| dc.subject.pquncontrolled | Individual Differences | en_US |
| dc.subject.pquncontrolled | Working Memory | en_US |
| dc.subject.pquncontrolled | Working Memory Capacity | en_US |
| dc.subject.pquncontrolled | Working Memory Training | en_US |
| dc.title | WORKING MEMORY ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING | en_US |
| dc.type | Dissertation | en_US |
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