ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

›› 2010, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (11): 1684-1691.

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The New Development of Mechanism of Visual Working Memory Capacity Based on New Models

SHAN Xi-Jiao;LI Shou-Xin   

  1. Department of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
  • Received:2010-04-28 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2010-11-15 Published:2010-11-15
  • Contact: LI Shou-Xin

Abstract: Based on the analysis of the Slot-Based Model and the Flexible Resource Model, three aspects of visual working memory capacity are still in argumentation: a) whether the resolution of the items in memory is variant or not; b)whether the resource allocation is conducted in a continuous fashion or in a quantized fashion; c)whether the unit of visual working memory is the object or the feature. In the end, this paper indicated the prospects in the research in future. The further research should include exploring the capacity unit, using new research method, and controlling the spatial factor.

Key words: visual working memory, working memory capacity, the Slot-Based Model, the Flexible Resource Model