The role of the working memory storage component in a random-like series generation.

ABSTRACT: People are not equipped with an internal random series generator. When asked to produce a random series they simply try to reproduce an output of known random process. However, this endeavor is very often limited by their working memory capacity. Here, we investigate the model of random-like series generation that accounts for the involvement of storage and processing components of working memory. In two studies, we used a modern, robust measure of randomness to assess human-generated series. In Study 1, in the experimental design with the visibility of the last generated elements as a between-subjects variable, we tested whether decreasing cognitive load on working memory would mitigate the decay in the level of randomness of the generated series. Moreover, we investigated the relationshi

SUBMITTER: Biesaga M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10798477 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature