Working memory and language comprehension: A meta-analysis - PubMed (original) (raw)
Working memory and language comprehension: A meta-analysis
M Daneman et al. Psychon Bull Rev. 1996 Dec.
Abstract
This paper presents a meta-analysis of the data from 6,179 participants in 77 studies that investigated the association between working-memory capacity and language comprehension ability. A primary goal of the meta-analysis was to compare the predictive power of the measures of working memory developed by Daneman and Carpenter (1980) with the predictive power of other measures of working memory. The results of the meta-analysis support Daneman and Carpenter's (1980) claim that measures that tap the combined processing and storage capacity of working memory (e.g., reading span, listening span) are better predictors of comprehension than are measures that tap only the storage capacity (e.g., word span, digit span). The meta-analysis also showed that math process plus storage measures of working memory are good predictors of comprehension. Thus, the superior predictive power of the process plus storage measures is not limited to measures that involve the manipulation of words and sentences.
Similar articles
- Working memory and aphasia.
Caspari I, Parkinson SR, LaPointe LL, Katz RC. Caspari I, et al. Brain Cogn. 1998 Jul;37(2):205-23. doi: 10.1006/brcg.1997.0970. Brain Cogn. 1998. PMID: 9665743 - Comparison of four scoring methods for the reading span test.
Friedman NP, Miyake A. Friedman NP, et al. Behav Res Methods. 2005 Nov;37(4):581-90. doi: 10.3758/bf03192728. Behav Res Methods. 2005. PMID: 16629290 - The measurement of verbal working memory capacity and its relation to reading comprehension.
Waters GS, Caplan D. Waters GS, et al. Q J Exp Psychol A. 1996 Feb;49(1):51-75. doi: 10.1080/713755607. Q J Exp Psychol A. 1996. PMID: 8920099 - What does Daneman and Carpenter's reading span really measure?
Hupet M, Desmette D, Schelstraete MA. Hupet M, et al. Percept Mot Skills. 1997 Apr;84(2):603-8. doi: 10.2466/pms.1997.84.2.603. Percept Mot Skills. 1997. PMID: 9106854 Clinical Trial. - Working memory, text comprehension, and propositional reasoning: a new Semantic Anaphora WM test.
Carriedo N, Elosúa MR, García-Madruga JA. Carriedo N, et al. Span J Psychol. 2011 May;14(1):37-49. doi: 10.5209/rev_sjop.2011.v14.n1.3. Span J Psychol. 2011. PMID: 21568163
Cited by
- Working memory training to improve speech perception in noise across languages.
Ingvalson EM, Dhar S, Wong PC, Liu H. Ingvalson EM, et al. J Acoust Soc Am. 2015 Jun;137(6):3477-86. doi: 10.1121/1.4921601. J Acoust Soc Am. 2015. PMID: 26093435 Free PMC article. - Is Recognition of Speech in Noise Related to Memory Disruption Caused by Irrelevant Sound?
Oberfeld D, Staab K, Kattner F, Ellermeier W. Oberfeld D, et al. Trends Hear. 2024 Jan-Dec;28:23312165241262517. doi: 10.1177/23312165241262517. Trends Hear. 2024. PMID: 39051688 Free PMC article. - The cognitive hearing science perspective on perceiving, understanding, and remembering language: The ELU model.
Rönnberg J, Signoret C, Andin J, Holmer E. Rönnberg J, et al. Front Psychol. 2022 Sep 1;13:967260. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.967260. eCollection 2022. Front Psychol. 2022. PMID: 36118435 Free PMC article. Review. - Neural mechanisms of proactive interference-resolution.
Nee DE, Jonides J, Berman MG. Nee DE, et al. Neuroimage. 2007 Dec;38(4):740-51. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2007.07.066. Epub 2007 Aug 23. Neuroimage. 2007. PMID: 17904389 Free PMC article. - Short-term memory span: insights from sign language.
Boutla M, Supalla T, Newport EL, Bavelier D. Boutla M, et al. Nat Neurosci. 2004 Sep;7(9):997-1002. doi: 10.1038/nn1298. Epub 2004 Aug 15. Nat Neurosci. 2004. PMID: 15311279 Free PMC article.
References
- Psychol Rev. 1980 Jul;87(4):329-54 - PubMed
- Psychol Aging. 1992 Sep;7(3):376-88 - PubMed
- Psychol Aging. 1993 Dec;8(4):517-26 - PubMed
- Cogn Psychol. 1991 Jan;23(1):45-93 - PubMed
- J Gerontol. 1992 Jul;47(4):P258-65 - PubMed
LinkOut - more resources
Miscellaneous