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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Neuroscience

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  • Previous research indicates spatial short-term memory and working memory tasks similarly tax executive resources in adults.
  • Understanding the development of these memory systems and their reliance on executive functions in children is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the executive resource demands of spatial short-term memory and working memory tasks in children aged 8 and 11.
  • To examine age-related differences in task performance and strategy use.

Main Methods:

  • Three experiments were conducted using spatial short-term memory (Corsi blocks) and working memory (letter rotation) tasks.
  • Executive suppression was manipulated using random number generation (Experiments 1 & 2) and articulatory suppression (Experiment 3).
  • A spatial visualization task (paper folding) was also included.

Main Results:

  • Executive suppression via random number generation impaired performance on both short-term and working memory tasks.
  • Articulatory suppression selectively impaired working memory performance.
  • No significant age-related differences in suppression effects were observed, suggesting similar reliance on executive resources.

Conclusions:

  • Both short-term and working memory in children are dependent on executive resources.
  • Older children may employ different cognitive strategies, masking age-related differences in executive resource demands.
  • Findings highlight the developing nature of executive functions and their role in memory consolidation.