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Differential influences of visuospatial and phonological resources on mental arithmetic

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Chen, Edward H.
Jaeggi, Susanne M.
Bailey, Drew H.

Other kind(s) of contributor

University of California, Irvine

Abstract / Description

Separate but related cognitive processes are hypothesized to influence different arithmetic operations. Working memory has been compartmentalized into a number of different sub-processes, such as phonological memory and visuospatial memory that are believed to have unique contributions to the performance of two distinct arithmetic operations: multiplication and subtraction. Influential work had initially produced these effects, but subsequent experiments have yielded inconsistent results. Because the reasons for these inconsistencies are not immediately apparent, the current study aims to systematically review these subsequent attempts and propose an experimental design to investigate a differential effect between working memory processes and arithmetic operation. This report will attempt to replicate this effect using tasks developed from prior work and perform analyses across a number of different subsamples. Details for predictions, methods, and analytic plans are described further below.
This is a Registered Report Stage 1 Manuscript submitted to the Journal of Numerical Cognition. Date of in-principal acceptance: 2021-05-28.

Keyword(s)

conceptual registration working memory math cognition dual task arithmetic

Persistent Identifier

PsychArchives acquisition timestamp

2021-05-28 13:42:31 UTC

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PsychArchives

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Citation

Chen, E. H., Jaeggi, S. M., & Bailey, D. H. (2021). Differential influences of visuospatial and phonological resources on mental arithmetic. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.4871
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Chen, Edward H.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Jaeggi, Susanne M.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Bailey, Drew H.
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    University of California, Irvine
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2021-05-28T13:42:31Z
  • Made available on
    2021-05-28T13:42:31Z
  • Date of first publication
    2021-05-28
  • Abstract / Description
    Separate but related cognitive processes are hypothesized to influence different arithmetic operations. Working memory has been compartmentalized into a number of different sub-processes, such as phonological memory and visuospatial memory that are believed to have unique contributions to the performance of two distinct arithmetic operations: multiplication and subtraction. Influential work had initially produced these effects, but subsequent experiments have yielded inconsistent results. Because the reasons for these inconsistencies are not immediately apparent, the current study aims to systematically review these subsequent attempts and propose an experimental design to investigate a differential effect between working memory processes and arithmetic operation. This report will attempt to replicate this effect using tasks developed from prior work and perform analyses across a number of different subsamples. Details for predictions, methods, and analytic plans are described further below.
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  • Abstract / Description
    This is a Registered Report Stage 1 Manuscript submitted to the Journal of Numerical Cognition. Date of in-principal acceptance: 2021-05-28.
    en
  • Publication status
    other
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Chen, E. H., Jaeggi, S. M., & Bailey, D. H. (2021). Differential influences of visuospatial and phonological resources on mental arithmetic. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.4871
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  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/4307
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4871
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychArchives
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8353
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/jnc.8421
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6882
  • Is related to
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/7636
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6881
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6880
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.7049
  • Keyword(s)
    conceptual registration
  • Keyword(s)
    working memory
  • Keyword(s)
    math cognition
  • Keyword(s)
    dual task
  • Keyword(s)
    arithmetic
  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Differential influences of visuospatial and phonological resources on mental arithmetic
  • DRO type
    preregistration
  • Visible tag(s)
    Registered Report Stage 1 Manuscript
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  • Visible tag(s)
    PsychOpen GOLD
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