Publication: Working memory capacity and the construction of spatial mental models in comprehension and deductive reasoning
Working memory capacity and the construction of spatial mental models in comprehension and deductive reasoning
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Oberauer, K., Weidenfeld, A., & Hörnig, R. (2006). Working memory capacity and the construction of spatial mental models in comprehension and deductive reasoning. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 59(2), 426–447. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470210500151717
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We asked 149 high-school students who were pretested for their working memory capacity (WMC) to read spatial descriptions relating to five objects and to evaluate conclusions asserting an unmentioned relationship between two of the objects. Unambiguous descriptions were compatible with a single spatial arrangement, whereas ambiguous descriptions permitted two arrangements; a subset of the ambiguous descriptions still determined the relation asserted in the conclusion, whereas another subset did not. Two groups of participants received
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- Weidenfeld, Andrea
- Hörnig, Robin
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Oberauer, K., Weidenfeld, A., & Hörnig, R. (2006). Working memory capacity and the construction of spatial mental models in comprehension and deductive reasoning. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 59(2), 426–447. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470210500151717