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The role of working memory in writing : Two new studies| old_uid | 3150 |
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| title | The role of working memory in writing : Two new studies |
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| start_date | 2007/09/06 |
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| schedule | 10h30-11h30 |
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| online | no |
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| summary | The role of working memory in writing: Two new studies It is widely recognized that working memory is an important resource for writing. Just how working memory is involved in writing processes is now under investigation. One phenomenon is language bursts—the tendency of written language to be produced in word bursts separated by pauses. Chenoweth and Hayes (2003) proposed that language bursts are caused by working memory limitations in the translation process. However, earlier studies have not allowed researchers to differentiate between the translation process and proposing process as the source of language bursts. Study 1 provides evidence that the translation process can produce language bursts independent of the proposing process.
Earlier studies have indicated that reducing working memory resources can slow the rate of written production (Chanquoy, Foulin, and Fayol, 1990 ; Chenoweth and Hayes, 2001, 2003). Hayes and Chenoweth (2006) showed that the transcription process itself is
significantly slowed by reducing working memory resources. Study 2 suggests answers to two questions:
1. To what extent is the slowing of written production attributable to the slowing of the transcription process?
2. To what extent is the rate of the transcription process dependant on other writing processes? |
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| responsibles | Rouet |
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