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Can we measure working memory without contamination from knowledge held in long-term memory?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 1998

John Sweller
John Sweller
Affiliation:
School of Education Studies, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia j.sweller@unsu.edu.au
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Abstract

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The metric devised by Halford, Wilson & Phillips may have considerable potential in distinguishing between the working memory demands of different tasks but may be less effective in distinguishing working memory capacity between individuals. Despite the strengths of the metric, determining whether an effect is caused by relational complexity or by differential levels of expertise is currently problematic.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 6 , December 1998 , pp. 845 - 846
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© 1998 Cambridge University Press