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Control of interference during working memory updating.

Arnaud Szmalec1, Frederick Verbruggen, André Vandierendonck

  • 1Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. arnaud.szmalec@UGent.be

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Continuous working memory updating hinders item-context binding, increasing proactive interference. This competition between familiarity and recollection processes impacts executive control and n-back task validity.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Working memory updating is crucial for cognitive tasks.
  • The n-back paradigm is frequently used to study working memory.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the cognitive processes underlying working memory updating.
  • To examine how continuous updating affects item-context binding and proactive interference.

Main Methods:

  • Four experiments utilizing the n-back paradigm.
  • Analysis of item-context binding, familiarity, and recollection processes.

Main Results:

  • Continuous updating impairs item-context binding, increasing susceptibility to proactive interference.
  • Interference arises from a competition between familiarity and context-sensitive recollection.
  • Semantically related but unmaintained items also cause interference.
  • Interference triggers behavioral adjustments prioritizing recollection.

Conclusions:

  • Working memory updating processes influence binding strength and interference.
  • Findings have implications for the construct validity of the n-back task.
  • The study sheds light on executive control mechanisms in working memory.