No Fixed Limit for Storing Simple Visual Features: Realistic Objects Provide an Efficient Scaffold for Holding Features in Mind

Prominent theories of visual working memory postulate that the capacity to maintain a particular visual feature is fixed. In contrast to these theories, recent studies have demonstrated that meaningful objects are better remembered than simple, nonmeaningful stimuli. Here, we tested whether this is...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Psychological science 2023-07, Vol.34 (7), p.784-793
Hauptverfasser:	Chung, Yong Hoon, Brady, Timothy F., Störmer, Viola S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Distinctiveness Short term memory Young adults
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