Open AccessWorking Memory Performance in Children With Developmental Language Disorder: The Role of Domain
Author(s) -
Caroline Larson,
Susan Ellis Weismer
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of speech, language, and hearing research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1558-9102
pISSN - 1092-4388
DOI - 10.1044/2022_jslhr-21-00420
Subject(s) - working memory , recall , nonverbal communication , psychology , task (project management) , cognitive psychology , short term memory , developmental psychology , cognition , neuroscience , management , economics
This study examined working memory in children with developmental language disorder (DLD). The overarching goal of this work was to integrate three primary processing-based hypotheses of DLD, (a) limited verbal working memory, (b) slowed processing speed, and (c) inefficient inhibition of interference, by using the serial-order-in-a-box-complex span (SOB-CS) computational model as our theoretical framework. We also examined the role of domain in working memory performance by varying the domain of interference and recall (i.e., verbal vs. nonverbal) task demands.