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Individual differences in updating are not related to reasoning ability and working memory capacity.

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Frischkorn, Gidon T., von Bastian, Claudia C., Souza, Alessandra S., Oberauer, Klaus·2022·Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

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= 111) from von Bastian et al. (2016), we separated updating-specific variance from working memory maintenance variance. Updating contributed only 15% to individual differences in performance in the updating tasks, and it correlated neither with fluid intelligence nor with independent working memory measures reflecting storage and processing or relational integration. In contrast, the working memory maintenance component of the updating task correlated with both abilities. These findings challenge the view that updating contributes to variance in higher cognitive abilities. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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  • The updating-specific factor in Frischkorn et al.'s study did not effectively capture updating-specific variance.

    “the updating-specific factor in Frischkorn et al.'s study did not effectively capture updating-specific variance.”

    From Which “working memory” are we talking about? Complex span tasks versus N-back (2025) · cites this paper as Frischkorn et al. (2022)

  • In Frischkorn et al.'s study, the loadings of the updating-specific indicators were not credibly different from zero and the best-fitting models did not include updating-specific variance.

    “Across several models, the loadings for the updating-specific indicators were not credibly different from zero, and the bestfitting models did not include updating-specific variance.”

    From Which “working memory” are we talking about? Complex span tasks versus N-back (2025) · cites this paper as Frischkorn et al. (2022)

  • In Frischkorn et al.'s study, the updating and nonupdating latent factors were highly correlated with each other, for example a standardized path of .88 in one model in which it was freely estimated.

    “Oddly, the “updating” and “nonupdating” latent factors were highly correlated with each other (e.g., a standardized path of .88 in one model in which it was freely estimated).”

    From Which “working memory” are we talking about? Complex span tasks versus N-back (2025) · cites this paper as Frischkorn et al. (2022)

  • Frischkorn et al. (2022) analyzed a sample of 111 young adults and concluded that updating-specific variance was not related to fluid intelligence or working memory capacity.

    “These findings stand in contrast to the results of Frischkorn et al. (2022), who analyzed a sample of 111 young adults and concluded that updating-specific variance was not related to fluid intelligence or working memory capacity.”

    From Which “working memory” are we talking about? Complex span tasks versus N-back (2025) · cites this paper as Frischkorn et al. (2022)

  • In Frischkorn et al.'s study, the nonupdating indicators were only weakly correlated with one another (rs of .16, .20, and .27), two showed ceiling effects (accuracy of 95% and 91%), and they had imbalanced and generally low loadings (.6, .3, .3) on a common factor.

    “the “nonupdating” indicators were only weakly correlated with each other (rs of .16,.20,and .27),two suggested ceiling effects (accuracy of 95%”

    From Which “working memory” are we talking about? Complex span tasks versus N-back (2025) · cites this paper as Frischkorn et al. (2022)

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Authors
Frischkorn, G. T., von Bastian, C. C., Souza, A. S., & Oberauer, K.
Affiliations
  • University of Zurich (CH)
  • Universidade do Porto (PT)
Corresponding author
Frischkorn, Gidon T.
Venue
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
Published
2022-06
Volume
151
Issue
6
Pages
1341-1357
ISSN
  • 0096-3445 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-2222
OpenAlex
W4225989345
Cited by
25
References
64
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3
FWCI
4.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
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other-oa
Locations
  • Journal of Experimental Psychology General (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
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 › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
Keywords
updating, individual differences, fluid intelligence, working memory capacity, working memory maintenance, reasoning skills, cognitive ability
MeSH terms
Humans, Individuality, Inhibition, Psychological, Memory, Short-Term, Problem Solving, Executive Function

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