Type of Stimulus Mediates the Relationship between Working-Memory Performance and Type of Precocity.

Dark, Veronica J.; Benbow, Camilla Persson

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ERIC Number: EJ502361

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Publication Date: 1994

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Type of Stimulus Mediates the Relationship between Working-Memory Performance and Type of Precocity.

Dark, Veronica J.; Benbow, Camilla Persson

Intelligence, v19 n3 p337-57 Nov-Dec 1994

Relationship between stimulus type (numeric or verbal) and type of precocity (mathematical and verbal) was studied in 104 gifted young adolescents through tasks measuring working memory. The relationship between type of stimulus and type of precocity suggests underlying differences between verbally and mathematically precocious youth in memory representation of stimuli. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Gifted, Mathematical Aptitude, Numbers, Performance, Sex Differences, Stimuli, Verbal Ability

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)

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