Prioritization in visual working memory enhances memory retention and speeds up processing in a comparison task

Poth CH (2020)
Cognitive processing 21: 331-339.

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Visual working memory retains visual information for controlling behavior. We studied how information in visual working memory is prioritized for being used. In two experiments, participants memorized the stimuli of a memory display for a brief interval, followed by a retro-cue. The retro-cue was either valid, indicating which stimulus from the memory display was relevant (i.e., had priority) in the upcoming comparison with a probe, or was neutral (uninformative). Next, the probe was presented, terminated by a mask, and participants reported whether it matched a stimulus from the memory display. The presentation duration of the probe was varied. Assessing performance as a function of presentation duration allowed to disentangle two components of working memory: memory retention and the speed of processing the probe for the memory-based comparison. Compared with neutral retro-cues, valid retro-cues improved retention and at the same time accelerated processing of the probe. These findings show for the first time that prioritization in working memory impacts on distinct mechanisms: retrospectively, it supports memory retention, and prospectively, it enhances perceptual processing in upcoming comparison tasks.
Stichworte
Visual cognition; Perception; Visual working memory; Retro-cue effect
Erscheinungsjahr
2020
Zeitschriftentitel
Cognitive processing
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21
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331-339
ISSN
1612-4782
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1612-4790
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Poth CH. Prioritization in visual working memory enhances memory retention and speeds up processing in a comparison task. Cognitive processing. 2020;21:331-339.
Poth, C. H. (2020). Prioritization in visual working memory enhances memory retention and speeds up processing in a comparison task. Cognitive processing, 21, 331-339. doi:10.1007/s10339-020-00967-7
Poth, Christian H. 2020. “Prioritization in visual working memory enhances memory retention and speeds up processing in a comparison task”. Cognitive processing 21: 331-339.
Poth, C. H. (2020). Prioritization in visual working memory enhances memory retention and speeds up processing in a comparison task. Cognitive processing 21, 331-339.
Poth, C.H., 2020. Prioritization in visual working memory enhances memory retention and speeds up processing in a comparison task. Cognitive processing, 21, p 331-339.
C.H. Poth, “Prioritization in visual working memory enhances memory retention and speeds up processing in a comparison task”, Cognitive processing, vol. 21, 2020, pp. 331-339.
Poth, C.H.: Prioritization in visual working memory enhances memory retention and speeds up processing in a comparison task. Cognitive processing. 21, 331-339 (2020).
Poth, Christian H. “Prioritization in visual working memory enhances memory retention and speeds up processing in a comparison task”. Cognitive processing 21 (2020): 331-339.
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