Working memory span forms an important cornerstone of current accounts of cognition, and cognitive development. We describe data that challenge the conventional interpretation of span as a measure of working memory capacity. We argue that the implications of these data undermine the analysis provided by Caplan & Waters concerning the role of working memory in sentence comprehension.
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Univ Sydney, Sydney Med Sch, Discipline Psychiat, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Royal N Shore Hosp, Dept Psychiat, CADE Clin, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaUniv Sydney, Sydney Med Sch, Discipline Psychiat, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia