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Individual differences in processing speed and working memory speed as assessed with the Sternberg memory scanning task.
Behavior genetics - 1 May 2010
Vinkhuyzen Anna A E, van der Sluis Sophie, Boomsma Dorret I, de Geus Eco J C, Posthuma Danielle
Abstract excerpt
The Sternberg Memory Scanning (SMS) task provides a measure of processing speed (PS) and working memory retrieval speed (WMS). In this task, participants are presented with sets of stimuli that vary in size. After a delay, one item is presented, and participants indicate whether or not the item was part of the set. Performance is assessed by speed and accuracy for both the positive (item is part of the set) and...
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