Studies

Question 1

OSPAN

Answer 1

operation span
task ; a measure of WMC. highly predictive
of an individual’s performance across a range of contexts

Question 2

WMC

Answer 2

working memory capacity

Question 3

Jha, Stanley 2010

Answer 3

Mindfulness training prevents the deterioration of

WMC during periods of high stress

Question 4

(Christoff, Gordon, Smallwood,

Smith, & Schooler, 2009

Answer 4

DMN associated with markers of mind wandering

Question 5

DMN

Answer 5

default mode network

Question 6

Jaeggi et al., 2008

Answer 6

extensive practice on tests of WMC can

generalize to improvements in IQ

Question 7

TUT

Answer 7

Task-unrelated Thought (e.g. mind wandering)

Question 8

Mrazek & Franklin 2013

Answer 8

2 weeks of daily (1 10 min and another 10-20 min) focus meditation (e.g. focusing on breath or another object) improved reading comprehension (as measured by GME - wwent from ~43% correct to 53% correct) and WMC and decreased TUTs