Variability in Children's Working Memory Is Coupled With Perceived Disturbance: An Ambulatory Assessment Study in the School and Out-of-School Context. Issue 3 (3rd July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dirk, Judith; Schmiedek, Florian
• Is Part Of: Research in human development. Volume 14:Issue 3(2017)
• Page Start: 200
• Page End: 218
• Publication Date: 2017-07-03
• Subjects: Developmental psychology -- Periodicals; Human growth -- Periodicals; 155
• DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2017.1340051
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1542-7609

Abstract

Abstract : The detrimental effect of noise on cognitive performance particularly for younger children has been repeatedly demonstrated in numerous experimental and few field studies. We examined whether children's daily working memory (WM) performance is affected by daily perceived disturbance in the school and out-of-school context. In an ambulatory assessment study, 110 third and fourth grade students completed WM tasks and reported on their perceived disturbance on smartphones three times daily in and out of school for four weeks. Disturbance varied systematically within children and increased levels of disturbance were associated with decreased WM performance, independent of context.