An Embedded-Processes Approach to Working Memory
Nelson Cowan, Candice C. Morey, Moshe Naveh‐Benjamin · Oxford University Press eBooks · 2020
In the embedded-processes model, working memory is represented as a two-phase process with the activated portion of long-term memory holding features temporarily, including newly learned information and, within it, the focus of attention holding up to several integrated items or chunks. This chapter focuses on the motivation to use the structure of modelling in which processes are embedded, and it considers how the model helps in the organization of extant data and guidance of research. It will consider how the model has changed over the years and will clarify some often-misunderstood points about the model.