Cinquenta Anos de Memória Operacional: Teorias Atualizadas e Direções Futuras
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https://doi.org/10.34019/1982-1247.2025.v19.41388Palavras-chave:
Memória operacional, memória de curto prazo, psicologia cognitiva, atençãoResumo
A memória operacional é um dos temas mais importantes em psicologia cognitiva desde o clássico capítulo publicado por Baddeley e Hitch (1974), há 50 anos. Neste artigo, nós apresentamos três influentes modelos teóricos na literatura desde então: o modelo multicomponente, o modelo de compartilhamento de recursos baseado em tempo (TBRS), e o modelo de processos integrados. Nós explicamos o desenvolvimento dessas teorias e resumimos suas características quanto à estrutura e ao funcionamento da memória operacional. Um quadro comparativo entre as três teorias é proposto no final, junto a considerações sobre o avanço teórico no campo e direcionamentos para pesquisas futuras.
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