Why does working memory capacity predict variation in reading comprehension? On the influence of mind wandering and executive attention.
Why does working memory capacity predict variation in reading comprehension? On the influence of mind wandering and executive attention.
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DOI：
10.1037/a0025250
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发表时间：
2012-05
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通讯作者：
Kane MJ
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作者：
McVay JC;Kane MJ
有些人比其他人更擅长阅读，这种理解能力的差异可以通过工作记忆容量（WMC）来预测。本研究的主要目的是探讨WMC的执行注意理论（例如，）预测的WMC和正常个体差异之间的关联的中介作用，在阅读理解的走神经验。我们使用潜变量，结构方程模型的方法，测试熟练的成年读者的三个WMC跨度任务，七个不同的阅读理解任务，和三个注意力控制任务。在四个不同的任务（两个阅读，两个注意力控制任务）中，使用实验者预定的思维探针来评估思维游荡。研究结果支持了WMC的执行注意理论。在四个任务中的思维漫游加载到单个潜在因素上，反映了稳定的个体差异。最重要的是，走神是WMC和阅读理解之间关系的重要中介，这表明WMC-理解相关性部分是由注意力控制侵入思想驱动的。我们讨论了WMC理论，注意力控制和阅读理解的影响。
Some people are better readers than others, and this variation in comprehension ability is predicted by measures of working memory capacity (WMC). The primary goal of this study was to investigate the mediating role of mind wandering experiences in the association between WMC and normal individual differences in reading comprehension, as predicted by the executive-attention theory of WMC (e.g.,). We used a latent-variable, structural-equation-model approach, testing skilled adult readers on three WMC span tasks, seven varied reading comprehension tasks, and three attention-control tasks. Mind wandering was assessed using experimenter-scheduled thought probes during four different tasks (two reading, two attention-control tasks). The results support the executive-attention theory of WMC. Mind wandering across the four tasks loaded onto a single latent factor, reflecting a stable individual difference. Most importantly, mind wandering was a significant mediator in the relationship between WMC and reading comprehension, suggesting that the WMC-comprehension correlation is driven, in part, by attention control over intruding thoughts. We discuss implications for theories of WMC, attention control, and reading comprehension.
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DOI：
10.1073/pnas.95.24.14529
发表时间：
1998-11-24
影响因子：
11.1
作者：
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影响因子：
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影响因子：
4.9
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影响因子：
4.9
作者：
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Bryant, P