Serial order in phonological working memory and long-term knowledge for temporal structure

• Project/Area Number: 16K04424
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Experimental psychology
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: SAITO Satoru 京都大学, 教育学研究科, 教授 (70253242)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
• Keywords: 作動記憶 / 音韻的作動記憶 / 長期音韻知識 / タイミング制御 / 記憶 / 長期記憶

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Phonological working memory (PWM) supports the temporal storage of information in the service of most of language processes such as reading, writing, listening, and speaking. This function also forms the basis of vocabulary acquisition, as its processes require transient retention of the phonological form of new vocabulary. Previous studies indicated that PWM functioning relies on temporal context, which provides timing information for serial order memory, and is supported by long-term phonological knowledge. In a series of experiments that employed the Hebb repetition paradigm, the current study found that the long-term knowledge contains timing information, which is acquired through repeated exposure to sound or linguistic sequences in an environment. It is also suggested that the implementation of such timing knowledge exhibits domain-specific characteristics.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

長期音韻知識の音韻的作動記憶への貢献は、いくつかの計算機モデルにおいても実装されており、それらのモデルでは、時間構造が表現されている。音韻的作動記憶において系列保持に利用される時間構造が、時間的ポーズによって構成される知識に基づいているということを示したことは、計算機モデルに対し、行動データによる心理学的基礎を提供することになるという点で重要な学術的意義がある。また、語彙には必ず時間構造が付随するため，本研究は教育場面における語彙習得および第二言語の習得という社会的意義の大きな領域に学術的基盤を提供することになる。

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] University of Bristol(英国)
• [Int'l Joint Research] National Taiwan University(その他の国・地域)
• [Int'l Joint Research] National Taiwan University(その他の国・地域)
• [Int'l Joint Research] University of Bristol(英国)
• [Int'l Joint Research] Carnegie Mellon University(米国)
• [Int'l Joint Research] National Taiwan University(台湾)
• [Int'l Joint Research] Carnegie Mellon University(U.S.A.)
• [Journal Article] Verbal working memory, long-term knowledge, and statistical learning (2020)
  • Author(s): Saito, S., Nakayama, M., & Tanida, Y.
  • Journal Title: Current Directions in Psychological Science Volume: in press
  • NAID: 120006877402
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Determining the developmental requirements for Hebb repetition learning in young children: Grouping, short-term memory, and their interaction (2019)
  • Author(s): Yanaoaka, K., Nakayama, M., Jarrold C., & Saito, S.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition Volume: 45 Issue: 4 Pages: 573-590
  • DOI: 10.1037/xlm0000606
  • NAID: 120006591412
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] The interaction between temporal grouping and phonotactic chunking in short-term serial order memory for novel verbal sequences (2019)
  • Author(s): Tanida, Y., Nakayama, M., & Saito, S.
  • Journal Title: Memory Volume: 27 Issue: 4 Pages: 507-518
  • DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2018.1532008
  • NAID: 120006848384
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The effects of Hebb repetition learning and temporal grouping in immediate serial recall of spatial location (2019)
  • Author(s): Sukegawa, M., Ueda, Y., & Saito, S.
  • Journal Title: Memory & Cognition Volume: March Issue: 4 Pages: 1-15
  • DOI: 10.3758/s13421-019-00921-9
  • NAID: 120006644075
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Determining the developmental requirements for Hebb repetition learning in young children: Grouping, short-term memory, and their interaction. (2018)
  • Author(s): Yanaoaka, K., Nakayama, M., Jarrold C., & Saito, S.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition Volume: 印刷中
  • NAID: 120006591412
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 規則性の学習メカニズムにおける領域一般性の検討 (2019)
  • Author(s): 上田 祥行・黄 從仁・申 子欣・坂田 千文・葉 素玲・齊藤 智
  • Organizer: 日本認知心理学会第17回大会（京都女子大学）, 京都テルサ（京都市）
• [Presentation] The Hebb repetition effect in reproduction of rhythms (2019)
  • Author(s): Ueda, Y., & Saito, S.
  • Organizer: Working Memory Discussion Meeting, Parcevall Hall, Appletreewick, Skipton, U.K.
• [Presentation] Hebb repetition effect in visual memory (2019)
  • Author(s): Ueda, Y., Huang, T.-R., Shen, X., Sakata, C., Yeh, S.-L., Saito, S.
  • Organizer: Poster presented at the 21st Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology, Tenerife, Spain
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Sequential encoding in long-term memory improves visual short-term memory (2019)
  • Author(s): Ueda, Y., Huang, T.-R., Shen, X., Yeh, S.-L., Saito, S.
  • Organizer: Poster presented at the 60th Annual Meeting the Psychonomic Society, Montreal, Canada
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Statistical learning, memory, and cognition: An approach from the Hebb repetition paradigm (2019)
  • Author(s): Ueda, Y, Huang, T.-R., Saito, S., & Yeh, S.-L.
  • Organizer: The 5th NTU-Kyoto University International Symposium of Human Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Statistical Learning for working memory functioning (2018)
  • Author(s): Saito, S., Ueda, Y, Huang, T.-R., & Yeh, S.-L.
  • Organizer: The 4th NTU-Kyoto University International Symposium of Understanding Self and Its Interaction with Social and physical Environments
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Sequential dependence of Hebb repetition learning in visual short-term memory (2018)
  • Author(s): Ueda, Y., Huang, T.-R., Yeh, S.-L., & Saito, S.
  • Organizer: The 9th European Working Memory Symposium, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Rhythm is irrelevant to the Hebb repetition effect in immediate serial recall of spatial locations (2018)
  • Author(s): Sukegawa, M., Ueda, Y., & Saito, S.
  • Organizer: The 9th European Working Memory Symposium, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 視空間 Hebb 反復学習における時間的グルーピングの効果 (2018)
  • Author(s): 助川桃枝・上田祥行・齊藤 智
  • Organizer: 日本認知心理学会第15回大会, 立命館大学茨木キャンパス（茨木市）
• [Presentation] Determining the developmental requirements for Hebb repetition learning in young children: Short-term memory, grouping, and their interaction. (2018)
  • Author(s): Yanaoka, K., Nakayama, M. Jarrold, C., & Saito, S.
  • Organizer: The London meeting of the Experimental Psychology Society
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Statistical Learning and Perception: An integrated framework for visual and language domains. (2018)
  • Author(s): Saito, S., Ueda, Y, Huang, T.-R., & Yeh, S.-L.
  • Organizer: The 3rd NTU-Kyoto University International Symposium of Cognitive Neuroscience: Socio-Cognitive Neuroscience on Understanding Self, Others, and Objects
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Conscious access to position-element frequency knowledge. (2017)
  • Author(s): Nakayama, M., & Saito, S.
  • Organizer: The 20th Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] No slave to the pitch accent: The strong Hebb repetition learning of digit lists. (2017)
  • Author(s): Saito, S., & Nishiyama, R.
  • Organizer: The 58th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Verbal working memory and language environment (2016)
  • Author(s): Saito, S.
  • Organizer: International symposium "Social cognitive biology on representation of environment"
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto, Japan
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] ワーキングメモリ研究の理論的展開と応用可能性 (2016)
  • Author(s): 齊藤 智
  • Organizer: 日本自閉症スペクトラム学会 第15回研究大会 教育講演
  • Place of Presentation: 白百合女子大学（調布市）
  • Invited
• [Presentation] ワーキングメモリの領域固有性と学習経験 (2016)
  • Author(s): 齊藤 智
  • Organizer: 東北英語教育学会 第35回福島研究大会 招待講演
  • Place of Presentation: コラッセ福島（福島市）
  • Invited
• [Book] 新・教職教養シリーズ2020第８巻 教育心理学 (2018)
  • Author(s): 楠見 孝 (編著)
  • Total Pages: 269
  • Publisher: 協同出版
  • ISBN: 9784319003297
• [Book] 記憶と知識 楠見 孝 (編著) 新・教職教養シリーズ2020第８巻 教育心理学 第４章 (2018)
  • Author(s): 齊藤 智
  • Publisher: 協同出版