Measuring working memory capacity on the web with the online working memory lab (the OWL)
| Autor: | Kenny L. Hicks, Jeffrey L. Foster, Randall W. Engle |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Predictive validity
Test battery Working memory 05 social sciences 050109 social psychology Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Sample (statistics) Fluid intelligence 050105 experimental psychology World Wide Web Clinical Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology Applied Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. 5:478-489 |
| ISSN: | 2211-369X 2211-3681 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jarmac.2016.07.010 |
| Popis: | The Complex Span paradigm is one of the most influential and widely used instruments for measuring working memory capacity (WMC). We report the results of four experiments designed to explore the feasibility of obtaining valid estimates of WMC online. We explored the relationships between the Complex Span tasks and fluid intelligence (gF) in the lab and on the web using a new platform called the Online Working Memory Lab (the OWL). The OWL is universally accessible across all computer operating systems and functions in both local and remote contexts, allowing researchers to sample more diverse subjects from practically anywhere. Experiments 1 and 2 showed that the Complex Span failed to predict gF when the to-be-remembered stimuli were letters and the tests were taken online. We increased the predictive validity of the test battery in Experiments 3 and 4 by replacing the letters with memory stimuli that were more difficult to write down in an unproctored setting. This work describes our most recent attempts to measure working memory capacity in the wild. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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