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What is the best strategy for retaining gestures in working memory?
Guillaume Gimenes1, Valérie Pennequin1, Tom Mercer2
1a EA 2114, Psychologie des Ages de la Vie , Université François-Rabelais de Tours , Tours , France.
Memory (Hove, England)
|August 15, 2015
Summary
Using verbal strategies, like associating gestures with labels, significantly improved recall in working memory. This approach also helped resist interference, unlike gestural strategies.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Human Memory
Background:
- Working memory is crucial for cognitive tasks.
- Gestures play a role in communication and memory.
- Understanding memory enhancement strategies is important.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if verbal or gestural strategies enhance gesture recall in working memory.
- To determine if these strategies offer resistance to verbal or gestural interference.
- To compare the effectiveness of different memory recall strategies.
Main Methods:
- Fifty-four participants were assigned to control, verbal strategy, or gestural strategy groups.
- Participants recalled gestures under no interference, gestural interference, or verbal interference conditions.
- Training involved associating gestures with labels (verbal) or imagining movements (gestural).
Main Results:
- The verbal strategy group showed enhanced task performance.
- No significant difference in performance was found between the gestural strategy and control groups.
- Gestural interference impaired performance in all groups except the verbal strategy group; verbal interference impaired all groups.
Conclusions:
- Verbal strategies, particularly using labels, can effectively enhance gesture recall in working memory.
- These strategies provide a buffer against specific types of interference.
- The findings differentiate between induced and self-initiated memory strategies.
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