Information processing in short-term memory tasks

Thesis

This thesis is about the nature of a man's immediate memory for a short sequence of verbal items. Two components of immediate memory may be distinguished: an 'active' memory component, which is progressively destroyed within a few seconds if, subsequent to presentation of the sequence, the man is required to perform a distracting task which prevents rehearsal of the items, and a residual 'inactive' component which is more permanent. My concern is with behavioural evidence relating to the ...

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Authors: Monsell, S; Stephen Monsell

• Publication date: 1973
• DOI: 10.5287/ora-qobga5kar
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Subjects: Short-term memory; Human information processing