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Further evidence that not all executive functions are equal

The current study presents a comparison of 2 structural equation models describing the relationship between the executive functions of updating and inhibiting. Although it has been argued that working memory capacity is defined by one’s ability to control the focus of attention, the findings of the...

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Autor principal: Was, Christopher A.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of Finance and Management in Warsaw 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2864994/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20517523
http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10053-008-0004-5
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description The current study presents a comparison of 2 structural equation models describing the relationship between the executive functions of updating and inhibiting. Although it has been argued that working memory capacity is defined by one’s ability to control the focus of attention, the findings of the current study support a view of the executive control of attention that reflects updating and inhibiting as not entirely dependent on the same resources.
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spelling pubmed-28649942010-06-01 Further evidence that not all executive functions are equal Was, Christopher A. Adv Cogn Psychol Research Article The current study presents a comparison of 2 structural equation models describing the relationship between the executive functions of updating and inhibiting. Although it has been argued that working memory capacity is defined by one’s ability to control the focus of attention, the findings of the current study support a view of the executive control of attention that reflects updating and inhibiting as not entirely dependent on the same resources. University of Finance and Management in Warsaw 2008-07-15 /pmc/articles/PMC2864994/ /pubmed/20517523 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10053-008-0004-5 Text en Copyright: © 2008 University of Finance and Management in Warsaw http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2864994/
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