Chunking by social relationship in working memory

• Published in: Visual cognition Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 354 - 370
• Main Authors: Paparella, Ilenia, Papeo, Liuba
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hove Routledge 28.05.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: chunking; Cognitive science; Humanities and Social Sciences; perceptual grouping; Psychology; scene perception; Short term memory; social working memory; Working memory; perceptual grouping; social cognition; working memory; scene perception; chunking

Working memory (WM) uses knowledge and relations to organize and store multiple items in fewer structured units, or chunks. We investigated: (a) whether a crowd that exceeds the WM capacity is retained better if individuals can be grouped in social chunks; and (b) what counts as a social chunk: two...