Palabras clave
formal cognitive models
psychometric
working memory
modelos de variables latentes
modelos cognitivos formales
psicometría y memoria de trabajo
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Los modelos de variables latentes y los modelos cognitivos formales comparten algunos aspectos de su objeto de estudio, varios aspectos filosóficos y parte de su metodología. A pesar de ello, existe poca comunicación entre sus teorías y hallazgos. Con el objetivo de resaltar similitudes y diferencias entre ambos enfoques en este estudio se implementó y evaluó un modelo formal que propone la interferencia entre representaciones como el mecanismo que limita la capacidad de memoria de trabajo (i.e., el modelo de interferencia de Oberauer & Kliegl, 2006). Además, se incorporó una manipulación experimental quetuvo como objetivo evaluar el papel de la inhibición en respuestas inminentes y el desplazamiento de la atención entre tareas en el contexto del modelo de interferencia. A partir de estos hallazgos se expusieron algunas conexiones que podrían facilitar el acercamiento entre los modelos cognitivos formales y los modelos psicométricos basados en la teoría de la variable latente.Citas
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