Working Memory Capacity

by Nelson Cowan

The idea of one's memory "filling up" is a humorous misconception of how memory in general is thought to work; it is actually has no capacity limit. However, the idea of a "full brain" makes more sense with reference to working memory, which is the limited amount of information a person can hold temporarily in an especially accessible form for use in the completion of almost any challenging cognitive task.

This groundbreaking book explains...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184169097X
• ISBN13: 9781841690971
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"