Jove
Visualize
Contact Us

Related Experiment Videos

Long-term working memory in text production.

R T Kellogg1

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Missouri, Rolla 65409-1270, USA. kellogg@umr.edu

Memory & Cognition
|March 30, 2001
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Mechanical Thrombectomy for the Treatment of Anterior Cerebral Artery Occlusion: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology·2022
Same author

Presentation modality and mode of recall in verbal false memory.

Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition·2001
Same author

Competition for working memory among writing processes.

The American journal of psychology·2001
Same author

Attention in direct and indirect memory tasks with short- and long-term probes.

The American journal of psychology·1996
Same author

Effects of topic knowledge on the allocation of processing time and cognitive effort to writing processes.

Memory & cognition·1987
Same author

When can we introspect accurately about mental processes?

Memory & cognition·1982
Same journal

Music enhances associative generalization: Evidence from a memory integration task.

Memory & cognition·2026
Same journal

Video, text, and memory: An emotional verbal overshadowing effect.

Memory & cognition·2026
Same journal

Limited protective effects of multilingualism against age-related cognitive decline.

Memory & cognition·2026
Same journal

Validation of illustrated texts: Can pictures raise awareness of inconsistencies?

Memory & cognition·2026
Same journal

4I remember (and forget) your happy smiling face: Directed forgetting of emotionally expressive faces of in-group and out-group members.

Memory & cognition·2026
Same journal

Identity in the spotlight: Matching faces without overlapping features.

Memory & cognition·2026
See all related articles
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Cognitive tasks rely on both verbal ability and domain knowledge. Long-term working memory (LTWM) may aid text production by reducing interference for experts.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Human Memory

Background:

  • The limited capacity of short-term working memory (STWM) may be supplemented by long-term working memory (LTWM) in individuals with extensive domain-specific knowledge.
  • This theory is particularly relevant for high-level cognitive tasks like reading and writing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the independent contributions of verbal ability and domain-specific knowledge to writing skill.
  • To test whether high domain-specific knowledge reduces interference on secondary tasks, supporting the role of LTWM in text production.

Main Methods:

  • Experiment 1: College students (N=80) wrote baseball-related texts; their domain knowledge and verbal ability were assessed.
  • Experiment 2: The study replicated Experiment 1's findings and tested interference effects on a secondary task (N=42).

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Verbal ability and domain-specific knowledge independently influenced writing skill, challenging a key argument for the LTWM hypothesis.
  • Data supported the interference prediction, indicating that extensive domain knowledge lessened task interference, providing evidence for LTWM's role.

Conclusions:

  • Literacy appears to depend on both general knowledge sources and domain-specific expertise.
  • Long-term working memory (LTWM) likely plays a role in text production, particularly by mitigating cognitive load for domain experts.