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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Working memory capacity (WMC) influences cognitive task performance.
  • Differences in strategy selection may explain performance variations between high WMC (HWM) and low WMC (LWM) individuals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare spontaneous strategy use in HWM and LWM individuals during a category fluency task.
  • To investigate the impact of cognitive load on strategy use and performance.
  • To determine the relationship between WMC, strategy use, and retrieval performance.

Main Methods:

  • Participants completed a category fluency task (retrieving animal names) under normal and high cognitive load conditions.
  • Independent and spontaneous strategy use was assessed.
  • Performance was measured by the number of items retrieved.

Main Results:

  • HWMs outperformed LWMs under normal conditions, but not under high cognitive load.
  • A scientific classification retrieval strategy significantly improved performance regardless of cognitive load.
  • HWMs were more likely to use the effective strategy under normal load, but this relationship disappeared under high load.
  • Strategy use, particularly the classification strategy, was a stronger predictor of performance than WMC.

Conclusions:

  • Retrieval strategy use is closely linked to working memory capacity.
  • Effective strategy implementation can mitigate performance deficits associated with lower working memory capacity in demanding cognitive tasks.
  • Future research should explore how to promote the adoption of effective strategies across different cognitive loads and individual differences.