Short-term storage and mental speed account for the relationship between working memory and fluid intelligence

• Autores: Miguel Burgaleta, Roberto Colom
• Localización: Psicothema, ISSN-e 1886-144X, ISSN 0214-9915, Vol. 20, Nº. 4, 2008, págs. 780-785
• Idioma: inglés
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  • El almacenamiento a corto plazo y la velocidad mental dan cuenta de la relación entre memoria de trabajo e inteligencia fluida. Se explora el papel del almacenamiento a corto plazo, la velocidad mental, la eficiencia de procesamiento y el control de la atención en la relación de la memoria de trabajo con la inteligencia fluida. Se evaluó a noventa y seis estudiantes de Enseñanza Secundaria mediante varios tests y tareas diseñadas para valorar los constructos psicológicos señalados. Concretamente, cada constructo se valoró con dos tests o tareas de distintos dominios de contenido (numérico-verbal y espacial). Los resultados indican que el almacenamiento a corto plazo, y, en menor medida, la velocidad mental, explican la relación de la memoria de trabajo con la inteligencia fluida. Además, la eficiencia de procesamiento y el control de la atención no juegan un papel significativo en esa relación.

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