People With Lots Of Working Memory Are Not Easily Distracted

Friday, August 7, 2009 - 21:21 in Psychology & Sociology

"That blasted siren. I can't focus." That reaction to undesired distraction may signal a person's low working-memory capacity, according to a new study. Based on a study of 84 students divided into four separate experiments, researchers found that students with high memory storage capacity were clearly better able to ignore distractions and stay focused on their assigned tasks.

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