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ERIC Number: EJ382673
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Output-Interference Theory of Dual-Task Deficits in Memory Development.
Brainerd, C. J.; Reyna, V. F.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v47 n1 p1-18 Feb 1989
Proposes an interference explanation of data from dual-task studies of memory development. Dual-task data support the resources hypothesis that memory processes tax a common pool of cognitive energy, which has been variously called attentional, mental effort, and working-memory capacities. Suggests that dual-task deficits are instances of output interference between otherwise independent systems. (RH)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Infants, Memory, Research Methodology, Research Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Critical Analysis; Dual Tasks; Explanations; Intertask Interference; Research Results
Note: Special Papers on Dual-Task Research: Theoretical Implications and Interpretations