What makes working memory spans so predictive of high-level cognition?
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What makes working memory spans so predictive of high-level cognition?
Working memory (WM) span tasks involving a complex activity performed concurrently with item retention have proven to be good predictors of high-level cognitive performance. The present study demonstrates that replacing these complex self-paced activities with simpler but computer-paced processes, such as reading successive letters, yields more predictive WM span measures. This finding suggests...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1069-9384,1531-5320
DOI: 10.3758/bf03196363