A. Páchová
Memory and Higher Cognition
1401 - 1406
2012
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International Journal of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/14532
https://publications.waset.org/vol/66
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Working memory (WM) can be defined as the system
which actively holds information in the mind to do tasks in spite of
the distraction. Contrary, shortterm memory (STM) is a system that
represents the capacity for the active storing of information without
distraction. There has been accumulating evidence that these types of
memory are related to higher cognition (HC). The aim of this study
was to verify the relationship between HC and memory (visual STM
and WM, auditory STM and WM). 59 primary school children were
tested by intelligence test, mathematical tasks (HC) and memory
subtests. We have shown that visual but not auditory memory is a
significant predictor of higher cognition. The relevance of these
results are discussed.
Open Science Index 66, 2012