Working memory training does not improve performance on measures of intelligence or other measures of “far transfer”
It has been claimed that working memory training programs produce diverse beneficial effects. This article presents a meta-analysis of working memory training studies (with a pretest-posttest design and a control group) that have examined transfer to other measures (nonverbal ability, verbal ability...
Main Authors: | Melby-Lervåg, M, Redick, T, Hulme, C |
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Format: | Journal article |
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Association for Psychological Science
2016
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