capacity resource theory

Capacity and resource theory of attention and mental workload: limited-capacity models of cognition, multiple-resource theory, unitary capacity and mental effort, resource allocation and competition, and the theoretical basis of mental workload as demand on limited processing resources. The foundational theory of cognitive limitation. Unlike dual_task_multitasking, which is the empirical performance of concurrent tasks, this is the theoretical account of why interference arises; unlike workload_measurement, which quantifies demand in a specific study, this is the construct and theory of capacity itself; unlike executive_function, which names control operations, this names the limited resource those operations draw upon.

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  1. Multiple Resources and Mental Workload · 2008 · Wickens, Christopher D. · archived
  2. Capacity Theory as a Model of Cortical Behavior · 2000 · Handy, Todd C. · indexed
  3. Mental Workload Beyond Computational Complexity · 2000 · Tsang, Pamela S. · indexed
  4. Multiple Resources and Mental Workload · 2008 · Wickens, Christopher D · indexed
  5. Working Memory Capacity · 2016 · Cowan, Nelson · archived
  6. Dissociation of Performance and Subjective Measures of Workload · 1988 · Yeh, Yei-Yu et al. · indexed
  7. Attention and Mental Workload · 2000 · Kantowitz, Barry H. · indexed
  8. The Psychology of Attention · 1997 · Pashler, Harold · indexed
  9. Multiple Resource Time Sharing Models · 2004 · Wickens, Christopher D. · indexed
  10. Time Sharing and Multiple Resource Theory · 2019 · Wickens, Christopher D. et al. · indexed
  11. State of science: mental workload in ergonomics · 2014 · Young, Mark S. et al. · archived
  12. Human Mental Workload: A Survey and a Novel Inclusive Definition · 2022 · Longo, Luca et al. · archived
  13. Capacity and Resource Allocation of Visual Working Memory · 2013 · HE, Xu et al. · indexed
  14. Attention: Theory, Principles, Models and Applications · 2021 · Wickens, Christopher D. · indexed
  15. Toward a Rational and Mechanistic Account of Mental Effort · 2017 · Shenhav, Amitai et al. · indexed
  16. Multiple Resource Theory I · 1994 · BASIL, MICHAEL D. · indexed
  17. Cognitive Load in Cross‐Modal Dual‐Task Processing · 2015 · Morrison, Natalie M. V. et al. · indexed
  18. Working Memory Capacity · 2010 · Cowan, Nelson · archived
  19. Multiple resources and performance prediction · 2002 · Wickens, Christopher D. · indexed
  20. Threaded cognition: An integrated theory of concurrent multitasking. · 2008 · Salvucci, Dario D. et al. · indexed
  21. Changing concepts of working memory · 2014 · Ma, Wei Ji et al. · indexed
  22. Evolution of Models of Working Memory and Cognitive Resources · 2016 · Wingfield, Arthur · indexed
  23. Relations among Multiple Workload Measure during a Memory Task · 2000 · Ryan, Arthur M. · indexed
  24. Multiple Resource Theory II · 1994 · BASIL, MICHAEL D. · indexed
  25. Divided attention effects in visual search are caused by objects not by space · 2022 · Moore, Cathleen M. et al. · indexed
  26. Working Memory Capacity as Executive Attention · 2002 · Engle, Randall W · archived
  27. Predicting operator mental workload using a time-based algorithm · 2010 · Wang, Wenbi et al. · indexed
  28. Cognitive workload measurement and modeling under divided attention. · 2019 · Strayer, David L. et al. · archived
  29. Limitations of working memory capacity: The cognitive and social consequences · 2017 · Gruszka, Aleksandra et al. · indexed
  30. Individual Differences in Attention Control · 2020 · Mashburn, Cody A. et al. · indexed
  31. Mini Review of Cognitive Load Studies · 2020 · Li, Hao · indexed
  32. Attentional Limitations in Doing Two Tasks at the Same Time · 1992 · Pashler, Harold · archived
  33. Mental Workload Modeling in an Integrated Cognitive Architecture · 2011 · Cao, Shi et al. · indexed
  34. Time Constraints and Resource Sharing in Adults' Working Memory Spans. · 2004 · Barrouillet, Pierre et al. · indexed
  35. Workload and Vigilance · 1998 · Warm, Joel S. et al. · indexed
  36. The Magical Mystery Four · 2010 · Cowan, Nelson · archived
  37. Load Theory of Selective Attention and Cognitive Control. · 2004 · Lavie, Nilli et al. · indexed
  38. The strategic allocation theory of vigilance · 2024 · Murray, Samuel et al. · indexed
  39. A Formal Method for Assessing Mental Workload · 2023 · Bolton, Matthew L. et al. · indexed
  40. Dividing attention without alternation or automaticity. · 1980 · Hirst, William et al. · indexed
  41. Working memory’s workload capacity · 2015 · Strayer, David L. et al. · archived
  42. Time and cognitive load in working memory. · 2007 · Barrouillet, Pierre et al. · indexed
  43. Towards the Shape of Mental Workload · 2006 · Cassenti, Daniel N. et al. · indexed
  44. Utility of Secondary Task as a Workload Assessment Technique · 1991 · Tsang, Pamela S. et al. · indexed
  45. A central capacity sharing model of dual-task performance. · 2003 · Tombu, Michael et al. · indexed
  46. Model-Based Estimation and Prediction of Task-Imposed Mental Workload · 1983 · Madni, Azad M. et al. · indexed
  47. Predictive Performance Models and Multiple Task Performance · 1989 · Wickens, Christopher D. et al. · indexed
  48. A Resource-Control Account of Sustained Attention · 2015 · Thomson, David R. et al. · indexed
  49. Stabilising the Foreground: A Formal Theory of Cognitive Effort · 2026 · Bhardwaj, Kshiteesh · indexed
  50. Increased working memory load does not modulate the attentional blink · 2022 · Skiba, Helena et al. · indexed
  51. Revisiting the debate on germane cognitive load versus germane resources · 2022 · Greenberg, Kevin et al. · indexed
  52. Dual-task interference in simple tasks: Data and theory. · 1994 · Pashler, Harold · archived
  53. A Systematic Review of Empirical Measures of Workload Capacity · 2020 · Thorpe, Alexander et al. · indexed
  54. Attention mediates the flexible allocation of visual working memory resources. · 2017 · Emrich, Stephen M. et al. · indexed
  55. Discrete resource allocation in visual working memory. · 2009 · Barton, Brian et al. · indexed
  56. Working Memory: Theories, Models, and Controversies · 2011 · Baddeley, Alan · archived
  57. Using divided attention to assess multi-face processing capacity limits · 2022 · Lee, Samantha C. et al. · indexed
  58. The multicomponent model of working memory fifty years on · 2024 · Hitch, Graham J. et al. · archived
  59. Attention: From Theory to Practice · 2006 · Kramer, Arthur F. et al. · indexed
  60. The contribution of working memory to divided attention · 2011 · Santangelo, Valerio et al. · indexed
  61. Sharing Verbal and Visuospatial Resources in Working Memory · 1993 · Holding, Dennis H. · indexed
  62. Aging, Divided Attention, and Processing Capacity · 1981 · Wright, R. E. · indexed
  63. On the law relating processing to storage in working memory. · 2011 · Barrouillet, Pierre et al. · archived
  64. Capacity Coefficient Variations · 2012 · Houpt, Joseph W. et al. · indexed
  65. Attention: From Theory to Practice · 2006 · Kramer, Arthur F. et al. · indexed
  66. Modeling the Workload-Performance Relationship · 2010 · Cassenti, Daniel N. et al. · indexed
  67. Adaptive Control of Mental Workload · 2000 · Parasuraman, Raja et al. · indexed
  68. Mental Workload and Situation Awareness · 2006 · Tsang, Pamela S. et al. · indexed
  69. Modeling pilot mental workload using information theory · 2019 · Zhang, X. et al. · indexed
  70. Resource or slot model in visual working memory: Are they different? · 2024 · Hojjati, Fatemeh et al. · indexed
  71. Mental Workload and Situation Awareness · 2012 · Vidulich, Michael A. et al. · indexed
  72. Processing resource demands of failure detection in dynamic systems. · 1979 · Wickens, C. D. et al. · indexed
  73. Attention capacity and task difficulty in visual search · 2005 · Huang, Liqiang et al. · indexed
  74. The Resource King is dead! Long live the Resource King! · 1999 · Towse, John N. et al. · archived
  75. The Relationship between Mental Workload and Situation Awareness · 2000 · Vidulich, Michael A. · indexed
  76. As Time Goes By · 2012 · Barrouillet, Pierre et al. · archived
  77. An Embedded-Processes Model of Working Memory · 1999 · Cowan, Nelson · archived
  78. Vigilance Requires Hard Mental Work and Is Stressful · 2008 · Warm, Joel S. et al. · indexed
  79. The Sources of Dual-task Costs in Multisensory Working Memory Tasks · 2019 · Katus, Tobias et al. · indexed
  80. Divided attention and visual search for simple versus complex features · 2003 · Davis, Elizabeth T. et al. · indexed
  81. Cognitive load theory and individual differences · 2024 · Sweller, John · indexed
  82. Does Depleting Self-Control Result in Poorer Vigilance Performance? · 2018 · Satterfield, Kelly et al. · indexed
  83. Restriction of working memory capacity during worry. · 2008 · Hayes, Sarra et al. · indexed
  84. Nine Ways to Reduce Cognitive Load in Multimedia Learning · 2003 · Mayer, Richard E. et al. · indexed
  85. Working memory, attention and their relationship: A theoretical overview · 2021 · Angelopoulou, Effrosyni et al. · archived
  86. Bayesian Models of Attention · 2014 · Yu, Angela J. · indexed
  87. Binding in short-term visual memory. · 2002 · Treisman, Anne · indexed
  88. Toward a Theory of Situation Awareness in Dynamic Systems · 1995 · Endsley, Mica R. · indexed
  89. An opportunity cost model of subjective effort and task performance · 2013 · Kurzban, Robert et al. · indexed
  90. Attention to the second language · 2007 · Wickens, C. D. · indexed
  91. Spreading the sparing: against a limited-capacity account of the attentional blink · 2005 · Olivers, Christian N. L. et al. · indexed
  92. Experimental Evaluations of a Model of Mental Workload · 1989 · Hancock, P. A. et al. · indexed
  93. Mental Workload and ARL Workload Modeling Tools · 2000 · Mitchell, Diane K. · indexed
  94. Assessment of mental workload in a sorting task: a game-based approach · 2023 · Emmatty, Francis J. et al. · indexed
  95. Assessment of mental workload in a sorting task: a game-based approach · 2023 · Lasin, Padinharakam et al. · indexed
  96. Measuring Cognitive Load · 2010 · Brünken, Roland et al. · indexed
  97. Application of Psychophysiological Models to Mental Workload · 2000 · Backs, Richard W. · indexed
  98. Measuring the Workload of Sustained Attention · 2006 · Finomore, Victor S. et al. · indexed
  99. Mental Workload: Definition and Measurement Review · 2025 · Prasetyo, Ridwan Aji Budi et al. · indexed
  100. Cognitive Load Theory · 2023 · Clark, Chad et al. · indexed
  101. Mental workload as a key factor in clinical decision making · 2012 · Byrne, Aidan · indexed
  102. Attentional Dynamics Reveal Cognitive Motivation and Effort Allocation · 2026 · Li, Jing-Jing et al. · indexed
  103. Cognitive load theory and differential attainment · 2020 · Atiomo, William · indexed
  104. From Cognitive Load Theory to Collaborative Cognitive Load Theory · 2018 · Kirschner, Paul A. et al. · indexed
  105. Cognitive Reappraisal: The Bridge between Cognitive Load and Emotion · 2024 · Brockbank, Rebecca B. et al. · indexed
  106. Beyond Cognitive Load Theory: Why Learning Needs More than Memory Management · 2026 · Sortwell, Andrew et al. · indexed
  107. Well-Being as a Cognitive Load Reducing Agent: A Review of the Literature · 2019 · Hawthorne, Benjamin. S. et al. · indexed
  108. Cognitive Load Theory and worked examples · 2019 · Arora, Kiran · indexed
  109. Mental Arithmetic and Its Impact on the Development of Mathematical Abilities · 2025 · Master of Pedagogy Director, Neuro Mental Math LLC Leading Expert in Mental Arithmetic Minnesota, USA et al. · indexed
  110. Backbone Network Design Tools with Economic Tradeoffs · 1990 · Gavish, Bezalel et al. · indexed
  111. Polar Silk Road and Arctic petroleum and gas resources · 2021 · Yue, ZHAO et al. · indexed