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chunking  

Definition

  • The process of combining information into units, usually using pre-existing representations from long-term memory.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Gilchrist, A. L., & Cowan, N. (2012). Chunking. In V. S. Ramachandran (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Behavior (Second Edition) (pp. 476–483). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-375000-6.00089-6

    • Document type: historical study

    , literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Gobet, F., Lane, P. C., Croker, S., Cheng, P. C., Jones, G., Oliver, I., & Pine, J. M. (2001). Chunking mechanisms in human learning. Trends in cognitive sciences, 5(6), 236‑243. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1364-6613(00)01662-4

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Miller, G. A. (1956). The magical number seven, plus or minus two : Some limits on our capacity for processing information. Psychological Review, 63(2), 81‑97. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0043158

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Norris, D., & Kalm, K. (2021). Chunking and data compression in verbal short-term memory. Cognition, 208, 104534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2020.104534

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

    • Dataset reference: Norris, D. G., & Kalm, K. (2019, June 27). Chunking and redintegration in verbal short-term memory. https://osf.io/mkc26/
  • • Norris, D., Kalm, K., & Hall, J. (2020). Chunking and redintegration in verbal short-term memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 46(5), 872‑893. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000762

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Thalmann, M., Souza, A. S., & Oberauer, K. (2019). How does chunking help working memory? Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 45(1), 37‑55. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000578

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

    • Dataset reference: Thalmann, M., Souza, A. S., & Oberauer, K. (2019, September 12). How Chunking Helps Working Memory. https://osf.io/jjfbh/
  • • Tosatto, L., Fagot, J., & Rey, A. (2023). The dynamics of chunking in humans (Homo sapiens) and Guinea baboons (Papio papio). Journal of Comparative Psychology, No Pagination Specified-No Pagination Specified. https://doi.org/10.1037/com0000336

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

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  • Frank Arnould

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