Assertion
CONCEPT
working memory
Definition:
active maintenance and flexible updating of goal/task relevant information (items, goals, strategies, etc.) in a form that resists interference but has limited capacity. These representations may involve flexible binding of representations, may be characterized by the absence of external support for the internally maintained representations, and are frequently temporary due to ongoing interference

is measured by

CONTRAST
the contrast of 1-back trials in the

TASK
n-back task
Definition:
A task in which items (e.g., letters) are presented one at a time and participants must identify each item that repeats relative to the item that occurred "n" items before its onset.
Asserted very confidently by RPoldrack


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spatial working memory is a kind of working memory   

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working memory is measured by the contrast of 3-back trials in the n-back task   

working memory is measured by the contrast of 3-back minus 1-back trials in the n-back task   

working memory retrieval is a part of working memory   

working memory storage is a part of working memory   

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semantic working memory is a kind of working memory   

auditory working memory is a kind of working memory   

working memory is measured by the contrast of delay trials in the delayed nonmatch to sample task   

working memory is measured by the contrast of delay minus no delay trials in the delayed nonmatch to sample task   

letter n-back task is a kind of n-back task   

face n-back task is a kind of n-back task   

working memory is measured by the contrast of Failure to maintain set trials in the Wisconsin Card Sorting test   

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active maintenance is a part of working memory   

interference resolution is a part of working memory   

updating is a part of working memory   



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