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Carolin Streitberger¹, Beatrice G Kuhlmann², Matt E Meier³

¹Department of Psychology, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany. streitberger@uni-mannheim.de.

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High working memory capacity (WMC) individuals better store information in long-term memory (LTM) by using associative encoding strategies. This enhanced storage, not retrieval, explains the link between WMC and LTM performance.

Keywords:

Associative memory Episodic long-term memory Multinomial processing tree model Storage-retrieval model Working memory capacity

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Neuroscience

Background:

Individual differences in working memory capacity (WMC) are linked to long-term memory (LTM) performance.
The precise mechanisms underlying this relationship, specifically encoding versus retrieval advantages, remain debated.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate whether high-WMC individuals exhibit superior LTM storage or retrieval.
To examine the role of associative encoding strategies in the WMC-LTM relationship.

Main Methods:

Utilized Bayesian-hierarchical multinomial modeling to analyze LTM storage and retrieval processes.
Conducted two experiments involving word list recall and cue-target pair recall tasks.
Assessed WMC using operation and symmetry complex span tasks.

Main Results:

Correlations between WMC and LTM processes were observed, particularly when participants were instructed to use associative storage strategies.
The associative storage advantage replicated when associative processing was inherent to the task, but the retrieval advantage did not.
Participant strategy reports indicated that high-WMC individuals more effectively employed associative encoding.

Conclusions:

High-WMC individuals' superior LTM performance is primarily driven by more effective associative encoding strategies, leading to enhanced storage.
The findings highlight the importance of encoding strategies in mediating the relationship between working memory and long-term memory.