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Unsworth, Nash; Engle, Randall W. – Journal of Memory and Language, 2006
Complex working memory span tasks have been shown to predict performance on a number of measures of higher-order cognition including fluid abilities. However, exactly why performance on these tasks is related to higher-order cognition is still not known. The present study examined the patterns of errors made on two common complex span tasks. The…
Descriptors: Scoring, Memory, Cues, Error Analysis (Language)

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