Verbal and Visual Short-Term Memory Predict Performance in a Multiplication Production Task: Evidence From a Malaysian Sample.

Arithmetic requires the use of multiple cognitive processes, such as short-term memory (STM).However, findings on the association between STM and simple multiplication solving are mixed, potentially due to large interindividual differences in multiplication proficiency within and between samples. Th...

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Publicado en:Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology / Revue Canadienne de Psychologie Expérimentale Vol. 79; no. 2; pp. 155 - 166
Autores principales: Soh, Mei Ling, García-Orza, Javier, Mennie, Neil Russel, Estudillo, Alejandro J.
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Publicado: Canadian Psychological Association Jun2025
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          Soh, Mei Ling
          García-Orza, Javier
          Mennie, Neil Russel
          Estudillo, Alejandro J.
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          School of Psychology, University of Nottingham
          Department of Basic Psychology, University of Malaga
          Department of Psychology, Bournemouth University
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        Malaysia
        Task performance
        Ability
        Mathematics
        Descriptive statistics
        Research methodology
        Short-term memory
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          Task performance
          Ability
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          Mathematics
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        mémoire à court terme
        maîtrise de la multiplication
        MCT visuelle et verbale
        multiplication fluency
        short-term memory
        verbal and visual
        mémoire à court terme
        maîtrise de la multiplication
        MCT visuelle et verbale
        mémoire à court terme
        maîtrise de la multiplication
        MCT visuelle et verbale
        multiplication fluency
        short-term memory
        verbal and visual
        mémoire à court terme
        maîtrise de la multiplication
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      ab: Arithmetic requires the use of multiple cognitive processes, such as short-term memory (STM).However, findings on the association between STM and simple multiplication solving are mixed, potentially due to large interindividual differences in multiplication proficiency within and between samples. The present study aims to explore further the relationship between visual and verbal STM and simple multiplication solving with a large Malaysian sample (N = 230). Adults (age = 17-42) completed an online production-based multiplication-solving task, STM measures (verbal and visuospatial STM tasks), and a demographic survey. A mixed-model analysis found that verbal STM and visual STM predict multiplication performance, with lower span participants having longer reaction times during multiplication solving. Interestingly, we also observed the relationship between verbal STM and multiplication was moderated by interference, the impact of verbal STM was stronger in high-interference problems, while the visual STM--multiplication relation was moderated by problem size, high visual span participants took more advantage of their visual STM when presented with large size problems. Thus, our findings show that both verbal and visual STM in interaction with problem properties predict simple multiplication solving in adults. Hypotheses on the concrete mechanisms involved in these relationships are discussed.
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