Remembering to Prepare: The Benefits (and Costs) of High Working Memory Capacity.

The dual mechanisms of control framework postulates that cognitive control can operate in 2 distinct modes: a "proactive" preparatory mode and a "reactive" wait-and-see mode. Importantly, the 2 modes are associated with both costs and benefits in cognitive performance. Here we explore this framework...

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Published in:	Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory & Cognition Vol. 41; no. 6; pp. 1764 - 1778
Main Authors:	Richmond, Lauren L., Redick, Thomas S., Braver, Todd S.
Format:	Article
Published:	American Psychological Association Nov2015
Subjects:	Cognitive ability Memory loss Short-term memory Axioms Memory trace (Psychology)
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost