Working memory, executive function, and general fluid intelligence are not the same
Richard P. Heitz, Thomas S. Redick, David Z. Hambrick, Michael J. Kane, Andrew R. A. Conway & Randall W. Engle
Behavioral and Brain Sciences 29 (2):135-136 (2006)
| Abstract | Blair equates the constructs of working memory (WM), executive function, and general fluid intelligence (gF). We argue that there is good reason not to equate these constructs. We view WM and gF as separable but highly related, and suggest that the mechanism behind the relationship is controlled attention – an ability that is dependent on normal functioning of the prefrontal cortex. (Published Online April 5 2006). | |||||||||
| Keywords | No keywords specified (fix it) | |||||||||
| Categories | ||||||||||
| Options |
|
|||||||||
| PhilPapers Archive |
Upload a copy of this paper Check publisher's policy on self-archival Papers currently archived: 5,875 |
| External links |
|
| Through your library | Configure |
Indre V. Viskontas & Keith J. Holyoak (2006). Mechanisms of Fluid Cognition: Relational Integration and Inhibition. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 29 (2):141-142.
Ruth M. Ford (2006). Early Intervention and the Growth of Children's Fluid Intelligence: A Cognitive Developmental Perspective. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 29 (2):133-134.
Nancy A. Zook & Deana B. Davalos (2006). Can Fluid and General Intelligence Be Differentiated in an Older Adult Population? Behavioral and Brain Sciences 29 (2):143-145.
Kristof Kovacs, Kate C. Plaisted & Nicholas J. Mackintosh (2006). Difficulties Differentiating Dissociations. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 29 (2):138-139.
Michael J. Kane, Andrew R. A. Conway & Randall W. Engle (1999). What Do Working-Memory Tests Really Measure? Behavioral and Brain Sciences 22 (1):101-102.
Oana Benga (2006). Heterogeneity in Fluid Cognition and Some Neural Underpinnings. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 29 (2):126-126.
Clancy Blair (2006). How Similar Are Fluid Cognition and General Intelligence? A Developmental Neuroscience Perspective on Fluid Cognition as an Aspect of Human Cognitive Ability. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 29 (2):109-125.
Nelson Cowan (2006). Within Fluid Cognition: Fluid Processing and Fluid Storage? Behavioral and Brain Sciences 29 (2):129-130.
Gregory C. Burgess, Todd S. Braver & Jeremy R. Gray (2006). Exactly How Are Fluid Intelligence, Working Memory, and Executive Function Related? Cognitive Neuroscience Approaches to Investigating the Mechanisms of Fluid Cognition. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 29 (2):128-129.
Dennis Garlick & Terrence J. Sejnowski (2006). There is More to Fluid Intelligence Than Working Memory Capacity and Executive Function. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 29 (2):134-135.
Monthly downloads |
Added to index2009-01-28Total downloads7 ( #134,983 of 556,888 )Recent downloads (6 months)0How can I increase my downloads? |

