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The role of working memory in skilled and conceptual thought

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2003

Thomas Wynn  and
Fred Coolidge
Thomas Wynn
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO 80933-7150 twynn@uccs.edu
Fred Coolidge
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, 80933-7150 foolidg@uccs.edu
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Abstract

Models of working memory challenge some aspects of Carruthers’ account but enhance others. Although the nature of the phonological store and central executive appear fully congruent with Carruthers’ proposal, current models of the visuo-spatial sketchpad provide a better account of skilled action. However, Carruthers’ model may provide a way around the homunculus problem that has plagued models of working memory.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 6 , December 2002 , pp. 703 - 704
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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