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Peer reviewedHitch, Graham J. – Cognitive Psychology, 1978
Two simple quantitative models were derived from a series of experiments which explored the role of information storage in working memory when performing mental arithmetic. The decay model is a tractable analysis of a complex task which assumes a decay process in working storage. Similar analyses are recommended for problem solving activities…
Descriptors: Addition, Adults, Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes
