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Individual Differences in Working Memory Capacity and Dual-Process Theories of the Mind.
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Dual-process theories of the mind are ubiquitous in psychology. A central principle of these theories is that behavior is determined by the interplay of automatic and controlled processing. In this article, the authors examine individual differences in the capacity to control attention as a major contributor to differences in working memory capacity (WMC). The authors discuss the enormous implications of this individual difference for a host of dual-process theories in social, personality, cognitive, and clinical psychology. In addition, the authors propose several new areas of investigation that derive directly from applying the concept of WMC to dual-process theories of the mind.
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- Authors
- Barrett, L. F., Tugade, M. M., & Engle, R. W.
- Affiliations
- Boston College (US)
- Georgia Institute of Technology (US)
- Venue
- Psychological Bulletin
- Published
- 2004
- Volume
- 130
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 553-573
- ISSN
- 0033-2909 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1455
- PMC
- PMC1351135
- OpenAlex
- W2133991911
- Cited by
- 913
- References
- 290
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- FWCI
- 34.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Psychological Bulletin (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (F32MH064267, K02MH001981, F32-MH64267)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Keywords
- working memory capacity, dual-process theory, individual differences, automatic and controlled processing, attentional control, cognitive control, personality psychology, social psychology, clinical psychology
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Memory, Motivation, Psychological Theory
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