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Professor Randall Engle discusses the field of working psychology, which is centered around the idea that the information that you can remember is relatively limited. He talks about how attention is related to this field, because it is not just about remembering information but also about remembering the information while there are other things happening trying to distract your attention.
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Chapter 1: What Does Working Memory Mean to You, or How Would You Describe it to Your Students?
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Chapter 2: How and When Did the Field of Working Memory Emerge? What Other Fields or Disciplines is it Related to Theoretically?
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Chapter 3: What First Inspired You to Start Research in the Field of Working Memory?
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Chapter 4: Which Key Thinkers Have Most Inspired You, and Why?
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Chapter 5: How has the Field of Working Memory Changed in Recent Years? What Are the Fundamental Questions at the Moment?
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Chapter 6: Are There Any Major Academic Debates in This Field? What Are the Principal Areas of Contention, and Why?
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Chapter 7: Are There Any Classic or Seemingly Untouchable Studies in This Field That Have Been Re-Evaluated in Light of Recent Academic Developments? How did This Come About, and by Whom?
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Chapter 8: How Would You Define Fluid Intelligence?
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Chapter 9: What is the Relationship Between the Fields of Working Memory and Attention?
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Chapter 10: What Issues Can Lead to Limitations in Our Working Memory Capacity and Attention Control?
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Chapter 11: How Have Advancements in Technology Impacted the Field of Working Memory?
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Chapter 12: Of All the Studies That You or Your Lab Have Conducted, Which One do You Feel is the Most Significant, and Why?
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Chapter 13: What is Your Sense of the Trajectory for Research in Both Fields Over the Next Five Years?
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Chapter 14: What Are Your Own Scholarly Ambitions for the Future? What Would You Like to Investigate Next?
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