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Peer reviewedCantor, Judy; And Others – Intelligence, 1991
Using 49 undergraduates, short-term memory (STM) spans, STM probe-recall tasks, and complex working memory (WM) spans were studied to assess the relationships among STM, WM, and verbal ability. Results indicate that STM and WM are separate cognitive constructs, and that both STM and WM are important to verbal abilities. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Correlation, Higher Education, Recall (Psychology)
Direct linkFalkman, Kerstin W.; Hjelmquist, Erland – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2006
A group of non-native, early signing deaf children between the ages of 7 and 11 years were tested on a referential communication task. A group of hearing children matched for sex and mental and chronological age were also included in the study. The aim was to study the deaf children's ability to take another person's perspective in a task that…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing (Physiology), Auditory Tests, Matched Groups
Peer reviewedMiller, Linda T.; Vernon, Philip A. – Intelligence, 1992
The general intelligence factor (g) was investigated using 170 university students across three batteries of ability measures: (1) a short-term memory battery; (2) the Multidimensional Aptitude Battery; and (3) a reaction time battery. Results support the notion of g and suggest short-term memory as an essential aspect of intelligence. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Processes, College Students
