Why is working memory performance unstable? A review of 21 factors
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Blasiman, Rachael N.
Was, Christopher A.
Abstract / Description
In this paper, we systematically reviewed twenty-one factors that have been shown to either vary with or influence performance on working memory (WM) tasks. Specifically, we review previous work on the influence of intelligence, gender, age, personality, mental illnesses/medical conditions, dieting, craving, stress/anxiety, emotion/motivation, stereotype threat, temperature, mindfulness training, practice, bilingualism, musical training, altitude/hypoxia, sleep, exercise, diet, psychoactive substances, and brain stimulation on WM performance. In addition to a review of the literature, we suggest several frameworks for classifying these factors, identify shared mechanisms between several variables, and suggest areas requiring further investigation. This review critically examines the breadth of research investigating WM while synthesizing the results across related subfields in psychology.
Keyword(s)
working memory individual differencesPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2018-03-12
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
14
Issue
1
Page numbers
188–231
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Blasiman, R. N., & Was, C. A. (2018). Why is working memory performance unstable? A review of 21 factors. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 14(1), 188–231. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i1.1472
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Blasiman, Rachael N.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Was, Christopher A.
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Date of first publication2018-03-12
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Abstract / DescriptionIn this paper, we systematically reviewed twenty-one factors that have been shown to either vary with or influence performance on working memory (WM) tasks. Specifically, we review previous work on the influence of intelligence, gender, age, personality, mental illnesses/medical conditions, dieting, craving, stress/anxiety, emotion/motivation, stereotype threat, temperature, mindfulness training, practice, bilingualism, musical training, altitude/hypoxia, sleep, exercise, diet, psychoactive substances, and brain stimulation on WM performance. In addition to a review of the literature, we suggest several frameworks for classifying these factors, identify shared mechanisms between several variables, and suggest areas requiring further investigation. This review critically examines the breadth of research investigating WM while synthesizing the results across related subfields in psychology.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationBlasiman, R. N., & Was, C. A. (2018). Why is working memory performance unstable? A review of 21 factors. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 14(1), 188–231. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i1.1472
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1095
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1287
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i1.1472
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Keyword(s)working memoryen_US
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Keyword(s)individual differencesen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleWhy is working memory performance unstable? A review of 21 factorsen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers188–231
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Volume14
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