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INTELLIGENCE
Volume 30, Issue 2, Pages 163-183Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-2896(01)00096-4
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working memory; short-term memory; intelligence; individual differences; factor analysis; structural equation modeling; cognitive ability; controlled attention; strategy
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Significant relationships exist between general fluid intelligence and each of the following constructs: short-term memory capacity, working memory capacity (WMC), and processing speed. However, the interrelationship among all four constructs has not been investigated. Multiple measures of each of these constructs were obtained from 120 healthy young adults. Structural equation modeling was then performed to determine which construct served as the best predictor of general fluid intelligence. The results suggest that WMC, but not short-term memory capacity or processing speed, is a good predictor of general fluid intelligence in young adults. Possible mechanisms underlying the link between WMC and general fluid intelligence are discussed. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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