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Université de Fribourg

Do goal cue and motor activity impact preschoolers’ working memory?

Fitamen, Christophe ; Blaye, Agnès ; Camos, Valérie

In: British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2021, p. 1-16

Preschoolers are well known for their poor working memory (WM) performance. This could result from goal neglect, which would hamper the setting of maintenance strategies. Previous studies have shown that preschoolers’ WM performance can be improved in game-like tasks, because they provide cues to support goal maintenance. However, in these studies, it was unclear what features of the task...