Explicit Processing Demands Reveal Language Modality-Specific Organization of Working Memory

Autor/inn/en	Rudner, Mary; Ronnberg, Jerker
Titel	Explicit Processing Demands Reveal Language Modality-Specific Organization of Working Memory
Quelle	In: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 13 (2008) 4, S.466-484 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1081-4159
DOI	10.1093/deafed/enn005
Schlagwörter	Semantics; Short Term Memory; Models; Prediction; Stimuli; Experiments; Deafness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Semantik; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Analogiemodell; Vorhersage; Anreizsystem; Erprobung; Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit
Abstract	The working memory model for Ease of Language Understanding (ELU) predicts that processing differences between language modalities emerge when cognitive demands are explicit. This prediction was tested in three working memory experiments with participants who were Deaf Signers (DS), Hearing Signers (HS), or Hearing Nonsigners (HN). Easily nameable pictures were used as stimuli to avoid confounds relating to sensory modality. Performance was largely similar for DS, HS, and HN, suggesting that previously identified intermodal differences may be due to differences in retention of sensory information. When explicit processing demands were high, differences emerged between DS and HN, suggesting that although working memory storage in both groups is sensitive to temporal organization, retrieval is not sensitive to temporal organization in DS. A general effect of semantic similarity was also found. These findings are discussed in relation to the ELU model. (As Provided).
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