The Relation between Working Memory Span and Iowa Gambling Task Performance

Studies of Psychology and Behavior ›› 2013, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (6): 721-727.

The Relation between Working Memory Span and Iowa Gambling Task Performance

Yu Bin^1,2, Yue Guoan¹, Liu Huijun²

1 Department of Social Psychology, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China;
2 Institute of Psychology, Tianjin Medical University, Tian jin 300070, China

Received:2013-05-06 Online:2015-02-15 Published:2013-11-20

工作记忆广度与爱荷华赌博任务的关系

于斌^{1, 2}, 乐国安¹, 刘惠军²

1 南开大学社会心理学系,天津 300071;
2 天津医科大学心理学研究所,天津 300070

通讯作者: 乐国安,男,南开大学教授,博士生导师。E-mail:yuega@126.com。
作者简介:于斌,男,天津医科大学医学人文学院讲师,南开大学社会心理学系博士生。
基金资助:
本研究得到天津市哲学社会科学规划项目(TJJX11—065)和教育部人文社会科学青年基金项目(12YJC190036)资助。

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of the present study is to assess the relation between working memory span and Iowa Gambling Task(IGT) Performance and the impact of planning on this relation. 179 college students were recruited. All the participants’ working memory span(WMS) were accessed, then were assigned to two independent group and complete different IGT: the standard IGT(sIGT) and the modified IGT(mIGT). The modified version of the IGT told the participants how many times they have to choose the cards and indicate the progress of the task in the whole procedure. The results showed that WMS is unrelated with sIGT performance, but significantly related with mIGT performance. These results indicate that the working memory might involve in the decision making process in IGT. And whether the participants know how many times they have to choose the cards is one of the factors that might have impact on the involvement.

Key words: Iowa Gambling Task, working memory span, planning

摘要： 以179名大学生为被试,考察了工作记忆广度与爱荷华赌博任务(IGT)的关系以及任务的计划性对两者关系的影响。结果发现,标准IGT组被试的工作记忆广度与IGT成绩无关,而mIGT组被试(被试知道选择次数)的工作记忆广度与IGT成绩明显相关。而且,mIGT组中工作记忆广度高的被试在整个选牌过程中的成绩都好于工作记忆广度低的被试。结果表明,任务的计划性是影响工作记忆广度与IGT关系的一个重要因素。

关键词: 爱荷华赌博任务, 工作记忆广度, 计划

CLC Number:

B842

Yu Bin, Yue Guoan, Liu Huijun. The Relation between Working Memory Span and Iowa Gambling Task Performance[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2013, 11(6): 721-727.

于斌, 乐国安, 刘惠军. 工作记忆广度与爱荷华赌博任务的关系[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2013, 11(6): 721-727.

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