Do working memory and susceptibility to interference predict individual differences in fluid intelligence?

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-69

  Borella, Erika ^a,b   Carretti, Barbara ^a   Mammarella, Irene C ^a  

^a Department of General Psychology ^*  (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Psicologia Generale   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VARIANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 31544477199     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: 14640635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09541440500215962     Document Type: Article

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