Faster, smarter? Working memory capacity and perceptual speed in relation to fluid intelligence

Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 844-854

  Redick, Thomas S ^a   Unsworth, Nash ^b   Kelly, Andrew J ^a   Engle, Randall W ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid intelligence; Individual differences; Perceptual speed; Working memory capacity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; FLUID INTELLIGENCE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; WORKING MEMORY; COGNITION; GROUPS BY AGE; INDIVIDUALITY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PSYCHOMETRY;

EID: 84871257235     PISSN: 20445911     EISSN: 2044592X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2012.704359     Document Type: Article

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