Working memory and fluid intelligence in young children

Intelligence

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 552-561

  Engel de Abreu, Pascale M J ^a   Conway, Andrew R A ^b   Gathercole, Susan E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Developmental; Fluid intelligence; Short term memory; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958151628     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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