Working memory is (almost) perfectly predicted by g

Volume: 32, Issue: 3, Pages: 277 - 296
Published: May 1, 2004
Abstract
This article analyzes if working memory (WM) is especially important to understand g. WM comprises the functions of focusing attention, conscious rehearsal, and transformation and mental manipulation of information, while g reflects the component variance that is common to all tests of ability. The centrality of WM in individual differences in information processing leads to some cognitive theorists to equate it with g. There are several studies...
Paper Details
Title
Working memory is (almost) perfectly predicted by g
Published Date
May 1, 2004
Volume
32
Issue
3
Pages
277 - 296
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