Meta-analysis of the research impact of Baddeley’s multicomponent working memory model and Cowan’s embedded-processes model of working memory: A bibliometric mapping approach

• Authors: Aleksandra Gruszka , Jarosław Orzechowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this study bibliometric mapping method was employed to visualise the current research trends and the impact of the two most influential models of working memory, namely: A. D. Baddeley and G. J. Hitch’s (1974) multicomponent working memory model and N. Cowan’s (1988) embedded-processes model of working memory. Using VOSviewer software two maps were generated based on the index-term words extracted from the research papers citing Baddeley (2000) and Cowan (2001), respectively. The maps represent networks of co-occurrences of index terms and can be interpreted as an indication of the main research fields related to the examined models of WM. The results of the analysis revealed that the spheres of influence of the two main conceptualisations of WM are rather different than similar. Although the first two clusters, i.e. “brain mapping” and “higher-level cognition and development” are present in both maps, their relative importance varies. The remaining clusters are unique to each map. Baddeley’s theory seems to have a greater influence on “neuropsychology”, while Cowan’s theory - on basic research on “biological systems”, including the nervous system in humans and animals. The second difference between these theories concerns their relations to functions and dysfunctions associated with particular sensory modalities: in Baddelay’s theory with the “auditory modality” cluster, and in Cowan’s - with the “visual modality” one.

Keywords

EN

multicomponent working memory model; embedded-processes model of working memory; meta-analysis; co-word analysis; bibliometric map

• Publisher: Committee for Psychological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Polish Psychological Bulletin
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 47
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 1-11

Dates

published

2016-04-01

online

2016-05-14

Contributors

author

Aleksandra Gruszka

• Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University. Krakow, Poland
• Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, ul. Ingardena 6, 30-060 Krakow, Poland

author

Jarosław Orzechowski

• Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University. Krakow, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/ppb-2016-0001