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Alyse Barker Blanchard – ProQuest LLC, 2014
In Barkley's (1997a, 1997b) model of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), he proposes that working memory deficits resulting from ADHD may cause impairments in reading comprehension. ADHD has been associated with poorer processing speed and working memory as well as academic underachievement in some studies. However, more research is…
Descriptors: Adults, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Short Term Memory, Cognitive Processes
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Royer, Fred L. – Intelligence, 1978
Three forms of a symbol-digit substitution task were administered to 62 female and 96 male college students. Results support the theory that the superior performance of women over men on the Digit-Symbol Substituion subtest of the Wechsler scales is due to their greater ability to encode symbols verbally. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Higher Education, Intelligence, Learning Processes