Handwriting and working memory: the role of memory and other cognitive factors in the performance of psychomotor skills such as handwriting and drawing
Year: 2016
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Working memory (WM) and handwriting use common resources, and when performed concurrently WM performance can suffer. In this dissertation, I explore how handwriting reduces WM performance. I uniquely investigate how the components of handwriting (verbal, motor) contribute to a reduction in WM. The general methodology utilised a verbal serial recall task with words recalled after listening to word lists with no concurrent secondary task, or listening to the words while simultaneously performing handwriting, nonverbal pseudo-handwriting or drawing movements. My key finding is that the motor component of handwriting reduces WM performance with little additional reduction due to the verbal component.
Author: Richard Tindle
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2762575045