A task is a task is a task: Putting complex span, n-back, and other working memory indicators in psychometric context

A task is a task is a task: Putting complex span, n-back, and other working memory indicators in psychometric context

Based on a meta-analysis, Redick and Lindsey (2013) found that complex span and n-back tasks show an average correlation of r = .20, and concluded that complex span and n-back tasks cannot be used interchangeably as working memory measures in research applications (p. 1102). Here, we comment on this...

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Main Authors: Florian eSchmiedek, Martin eLövdén, Ulman eLindenberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Psychometrics
working memory
complex span
latent factors
memory updating
n-back
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01475/full

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