Chunking Improves Symbolic Sequence Processing and Relies on Working Memory Gating Mechanisms

Autor/inn/en	Solopchuk, Oleg; Alamia, Andrea; Olivier, Etienne; Zénon, Alexandre
Titel	Chunking Improves Symbolic Sequence Processing and Relies on Working Memory Gating Mechanisms
Quelle	In: Learning & Memory, 23 (2016) 3, S.108-112 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1072-0502
DOI	10.1101/lm.041277.115
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Processes; Short Term Memory; Sequential Learning; Symbolic Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Didaktische Sequenzierung; Lernsequenz; Symboldidaktik
Abstract	Chunking, namely the grouping of sequence elements in clusters, is ubiquitous during sequence processing, but its impact on performance remains debated. Here, we found that participants who adopted a consistent chunking strategy during symbolic sequence learning showed a greater improvement of their performance and a larger decrease in cognitive workload over time. Stronger reliance on chunking was also associated with higher scores in a WM updating task, suggesting the contribution of WM gating mechanisms to sequence chunking. Altogether, these results indicate that chunking is a cost-saving strategy that enhances effectiveness of symbolic sequence learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01