Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
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

Related Experiment Videos

Awareness and working memory in strategy adaptivity.

C D Schunn1, M C Lovett, L M Reder

  • 1Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4444, USA. schunn@gmu.edu

Memory & Cognition
|May 16, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Strategy adaptivity relies on explicit awareness of changes, not working memory capacity. Understanding strategy choice mechanisms requires further investigation beyond current models.

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

Quantitative assessment of hsp70, IL-1β and TNF-α in the spinal cord of dogs with E40K SOD1-associated degenerative myelopathy.

Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)·2014
Same author

Another source of individual differences: strategy adaptivity to changing rates of success.

Journal of experimental psychology. General·2001
Same author

The importance of frameworks for directing empirical questions: reply to Goodie and Fantino (2000).

Journal of experimental psychology. General·2001
Same author

The unconscious feeling of knowing: a commentary on Koriat's paper.

Consciousness and cognition·2000
Same author

Aortic aneurysm size and graft behavior after endovascular stent-grafting: clinical experiences and observations over 3 years.

Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists·2000
Same author

A mechanistic account of the mirror effect for word frequency: a computational model of remember-know judgments in a continuous recognition paradigm.

Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition·2000

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Decision Making
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Strategy choice is fundamental to cognitive processes.
  • Existing models inadequately explain adaptivity to changing environments.
  • The roles of awareness and working memory in strategy adaptation require clarification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of explicit awareness and working memory on strategy adaptivity.
  • To examine how individual differences in awareness and working memory capacity affect strategy adjustments.
  • To test the predictive power of awareness and working memory in strategy choice models.

Main Methods:

  • Three experiments were conducted to assess strategy adaptivity.
  • Correlational analyses examined relationships between strategy adaptivity, awareness, and working memory capacity.
  • Working memory load was manipulated using a dual-task procedure in one experiment.

Main Results:

  • Individual differences in strategy adaptivity correlated with awareness of base-rate changes.
  • Awareness at the time of change, not post-change awareness, predicted strategy adaptivity.
  • Working memory capacity and load did not appear to influence strategy adaptivity across experiments.

Conclusions:

  • Explicit awareness, particularly at the moment of environmental change, is crucial for strategy adaptivity.
  • Working memory capacity does not seem to be a significant factor in strategy adaptation.
  • Current models of strategy choice may need revision to incorporate the role of awareness.

Related Experiment Videos