Alessandra da Silva Souza de Carvalho, Dr.
- Scientific Associate SNF
Research Interests
- Working memory and working memory capacity
- Declarative and procedural working memory
- Attention to working memory contents (i.e., "retro-cue benefit")
- Rehearsal and refreshing
- Multi-tasking (e.g., task-switching)
- Executive functions
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My research focuses on understanding the factors limiting our ability to process the information relevant to perform a given task. The cognitive system underpinning this ability is known as working memory.
In my research, I use behavioral tasks and computational modeling to examine:
- How we create, maintain, and manipulate representations in working memory
- Why we forget information and whether we can take active measures to prevent the loss of information (e.g., by rehearsing it)
- How attention can be used to prioritize the selection and use of information
- The impact of lifelong experiences (such as bilingualism) and of healthy aging to the plasticity and functioning of the cognitive system
Selection of the latest Publications from ZORA
ZORA Publication List
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Publications
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The effect of instructed refreshing on working memory: Is the memory boost a function of refreshing frequency or refreshing duration?. Memory & Cognition, 53(5):1510-1522.
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The benefits of memory control processes in working memory: Comparing effects of self-reported and instructed strategy use. Journal of Experimental Psychology : Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 51(5):755-773.
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Testing expectations and retrieval practice modulate repetition learning of visuospatial arrays. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 50(5):740-758.
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A diffusion model analysis of age and individual differences in the retro-cue benefit. Scientific Reports, 13(1):17356.
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Repetition learning is neither a continuous nor an implicit process. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120(16):e2218042120.
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The developing impact of verbal labels on visual memories in children. Journal of Experimental Psychology. General, 152(3):825-838.
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Promoting visual long-term memories: When do we learn from repetitions of visuospatial arrays?. Journal of Experimental Psychology. General, 151(12):3114-3133.
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The eyes don’t have it: Eye movements are unlikely to reflect refreshing in working memory. PLoS ONE, 17(7):e0271116.
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Individual differences in updating are not related to reasoning ability and working memory capacity. Journal of Experimental Psychology. General, 151(6):1341-1357.
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Why does the probe value effect emerge in working memory? Examining the biased attentional refreshing account. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 29(3):891-900.
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Tracking attentional states: Assessing the relationship between sustained and selective focused attention in visual working memory. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 84(3):715-738.
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Verbal descriptions improve visual working memory but have limited impact on visual long-term memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology. General, 151(2):321-347.
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Categorical distinctiveness constrains the labeling benefit in visual working memory. Journal of Memory & Language, 119:104242.
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No evidence that self-rated negative emotion boosts visual working memory precision.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 47(2):282-307.
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How fast can people refresh and rehearse information in working memory?. Memory & Cognition, 48(8):1442-1459.
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Validity of attention self-reports in younger and older adults. Cognition, 206:104482.
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Age Differences in the Efficiency of Filtering and Ignoring Distraction in Visual Working Memory. Brain Sciences, 10(8):556.
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No Evidence That Articulatory Rehearsal Improves Complex Span Performance. Journal of Cognition, 3(1):11.
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Gaze-based and attention-based rehearsal in spatial working memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 46(5):980-1003.
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Individual Differences in Updating are not related to Reasoning Ability and Working Memory Capacity. PsyArXiv Preprints 92uhb, University of Zurich.