Year: 2011
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: “We want to understand intelligence, not only map its network of correlations with other constructs. This means to reveal the functional – and ultimately, the neural – mechanisms underlying intelligent information processing. Among the theoretical constructs within current theories of information processing, [working memory capacity] WMC is the one parameter that correlates best with measures of reasoning ability, and even with gf and g. Therefore, investigating WMC, and its relationship with intelligence, is psychology’s best hope to date to understand intelligence. ” – Oberauer, Schulze, Wilhelm, & Süß (2005) Working memory (WM) is a construct developed by cognitive psychologists to characterize and help further investigate how human beings maintain access to goal-relevant information in the face of concurrent processing and/or distraction. For example, suppose you are fixing a cocktail for your spouse, who has just arrived home from work. You need to remember that for the perfect Manhattan, you need 2 ounces of bourbon, 1 ounce of sweet vermouth, a dash of bitters and a splash of maraschino cherry juice, and at the same time you need to listen to your spouse tell you about his or her day. WM is required to remember the ingredients without repeatedly consulting the recipe and to process the incoming information to
Institutions: Princeton University, University of Luxembourg
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W560408942