Role of Rehearsal Language in Working Memory

Anoop Basavanahalli Jagadeesh; Ajith Kumar Uppunda

Role of Rehearsal Language in Working Memory

Anoop Basavanahalli Jagadeesh
, Ajith Kumar Uppunda

School of Speech, Language, Hearing and Occupational Sciences

All India Institute of Speech and Hearing

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Abstract

The current study investigates the effect of the language of rehearsal on
working memory spans. We hypothesised that, in bilinguals, rehearsal in a
language whose digits are shorter in length leads to better working memory
spans compared to rehearsals in a language with longer digit length. We mea-
sured backward digit spans in 24 bilingual individuals with proficiencies in
Kannada (native language) and English rated as ‘good’ or better. The back-
ward digit spans were measured under three conditions; (i) no instructions
regarding rehearsal language, (ii) overt rehearsal in Kannada, (iii) overt
rehearsal in English. Digits were presented only in Kannada language for
all the three rehearsal conditions. Results indicated that rehearsal in English
(shorter digit length) resulted in higher scores than the other two conditions.
The results provide evidence to the existence of word-length effects even at
the level of rehearsal strategies.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	31-38
Journal	Journal of All India Institute of Speech and Hearing
Volume	39
Issue number	1
State	Published - 2020

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Basavanahalli Jagadeesh, A., & Uppunda, A. K. (2020). Role of Rehearsal Language in Working Memory. Journal of All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, 39(1), 31-38. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anoop-Basavanahalli-Jagadeesh/publication/349683281_Role_of_Rehearsal_Language_in_Working_Memory/links/603c7327a6fdcc37a85d64b3/Role-of-Rehearsal-Language-in-Working-Memory.pdf

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