Changes in the capacity of visual working memory in 5- to 10-year-olds.
Using the Luck and Vogel change detection paradigm, we sought to investigate the capacity of visual working memory in 5-, 7-, and 10-year-olds. We found that performance on the task improved significantly with age and also obtained evidence that the capacity of visual working memory approximately doubles between 5 and 10 years of age, where it reaches adult levels of approximately three to four items.
Riggs
Kevin J
KJ
Department of Psychology, London Metropolitan University, London E1 7NT, UK. k.riggs@londonmet.ac.uk
McTaggart
James
J
Simpson
Andrew
A
Freeman
Richard P J
RP