Abstract
The relation between individual differences in working memory and performance on the Tower of London (TOL) was investigated under conditions of minimum constraints. On-line planning is likely to occur under such conditions. Measures of verbal and visuo-spatial working memory were administered along with two measures of task-switching executive control. The tasks were individually administered to 51 normal adults. While all participants developed a solution plan for the TOL, variation was observed in the solution time and the number of excess-moves. The number of excess-moves and solution times were unrelated. Both verbal and visuo-spatial working memory were related to the solution time, but not to the number of excess moves. Performance on the task-switching executives was not related to either the TOL or working memory tasks.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 99-104 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Individual Differences Research |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Aug 2005 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology
- Biological Psychiatry