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Skill in memorizing arbitrary sequences plays a key role in solving arithmetic problems for adults. This sequence memory skill is particularly important for complex multiplication, subtraction, and division problems.

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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • Arithmetic fact processing relies on various cognitive skills.
  • The interplay between sequence memory and semantic retrieval in arithmetic is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the contribution of sequence memory skill to the efficiency of simple arithmetic fact problem-solving in young adults.
  • To differentiate the roles of sequence memory and semantic retrieval in arithmetic processing.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted with normal young adults.
  • Experiment 1 assessed arithmetic fact processing.
  • Experiment 2 included a visuomotor control task to isolate sequence memory's role.

Main Results:

  • Sequence memory significantly contributed to arithmetic fact processing independently of semantic retrieval.
  • This effect was most pronounced for large-answer multiplication, subtraction, and division problems.
  • Sequence memory predicted processing for all arithmetic problems except small additions.

Conclusions:

  • Sequence memory is a crucial factor in efficient arithmetic fact processing.
  • Rote learning, leveraging sequence memory, may be an effective strategy for arithmetic fact mastery.
  • Findings align with the triple-code model of numerical cognition.