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Working Memory Capacity as Executive Attention

Engle, Randall W.·2002·Current Directions in Psychological Science

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Performance on measures of working memory (WM) capacity predicts performance on a wide range of real-world cognitive tasks. I review the idea that WM capacity (a) is separable from short-term memory, (b) is an important component of general fluid intelligence, and (c) represents a domain-free limitation in ability to control attention. Studies show that individual differences in WM capacity are reflected in performance on antisaccade, Stroop, and dichotic-listening tasks. WM capacity, or executive attention, is most important under conditions in which interference leads to retrieval of response tendencies that conflict with the current task.

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Authors: Engle, R. W.
Affiliations: Georgia Institute of Technology (US)
Corresponding author: Engle, Randall W.
ORCID: Engle, Randall W.
Venue: Current Directions in Psychological Science
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2002-02
Volume: 11
Issue: 1
Pages: 19-23
ISSN: 0963-7214 (ISSN-L)
1467-8721
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.00160
OpenAlex: W2153432403
Cited by: 2,507
References: 4
Citations by year: 2026: 102 · 2025: 85 · 2024: 105 · 2023: 125 · 2022: 117 · 2021: 152 · 2020: 162 · 2019: 149 · 2018: 129 · 2017: 144 · 2016: 145 · 2015: 151 · 2014: 148 · 2013: 122 · 2012: 132
FWCI: 45.81
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Current Directions in Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
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: working memory capacity, executive attention, short-term memory, fluid intelligence, individual differences, antisaccade task, Stroop task, dichotic listening, interference, response tendencies, attentional control

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