Individual Differences in Working Memory Abilities in Healthy Adults
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Resumo: | The goal of this study was to understand the role of individual characteristics such as age, gender and education of healthy adults on working memory abilities, as conceptualized in the central executive, phonological loop, and visuospatial sketchpad. The sample comprised 302 adults aged from 18 to 65 with different educational backgrounds. Participants were submitted to a protocol of established neuropsychological tests that were selected to assess the central executive, phonological loop, and visuospatial sketchpad. The results revealed that these factors influenced working memory abilities differentially. Education level influenced all the three components in the same direction. Individuals with higher academic qualifications have better performance in tests assessing the central executive, phonological loop, and visuospatial sketchpad, whereas age affected performance in the task evaluating the central executive. Age and gender also influenced the performance in tasks related to visuospatial sketchpad in the sense that younger individuals or men reveal better visual and spatial abilities as conceptual- ized in the visuospatial sketchpad. |
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Individual Differences in Working Memory Abilities in Healthy AdultsAGEVISUOSPATIAL SKETCHPADEDUCATIONAL LEVELPHONOLOGICAL LOOPGENDER DIFFERENCESCENTRAL EXECUTIVEPSYCHOLOGYPSICOLOGIAIDADEDIFERENÇAS DE GÉNEROThe goal of this study was to understand the role of individual characteristics such as age, gender and education of healthy adults on working memory abilities, as conceptualized in the central executive, phonological loop, and visuospatial sketchpad. The sample comprised 302 adults aged from 18 to 65 with different educational backgrounds. Participants were submitted to a protocol of established neuropsychological tests that were selected to assess the central executive, phonological loop, and visuospatial sketchpad. The results revealed that these factors influenced working memory abilities differentially. Education level influenced all the three components in the same direction. Individuals with higher academic qualifications have better performance in tests assessing the central executive, phonological loop, and visuospatial sketchpad, whereas age affected performance in the task evaluating the central executive. Age and gender also influenced the performance in tasks related to visuospatial sketchpad in the sense that younger individuals or men reveal better visual and spatial abilities as conceptual- ized in the visuospatial sketchpad.2022-01-20T17:18:51Z2018-02-13T00:00:00Z2018-02-13info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10437/12438engMorais, Rui M.Pera, M. V.Ladera Fernández, ValentinaOliveira, JorgeGarcía, Ricardoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-09T14:06:05Zoai:recil.ensinolusofona.pt:10437/12438Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:13:42.095908Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Individual Differences in Working Memory Abilities in Healthy Adults |
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Individual Differences in Working Memory Abilities in Healthy Adults |
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Individual Differences in Working Memory Abilities in Healthy Adults Morais, Rui M. AGE VISUOSPATIAL SKETCHPAD EDUCATIONAL LEVEL PHONOLOGICAL LOOP GENDER DIFFERENCES CENTRAL EXECUTIVE PSYCHOLOGY PSICOLOGIA IDADE DIFERENÇAS DE GÉNERO |
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Individual Differences in Working Memory Abilities in Healthy Adults |
title_full |
Individual Differences in Working Memory Abilities in Healthy Adults |
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Individual Differences in Working Memory Abilities in Healthy Adults |
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Individual Differences in Working Memory Abilities in Healthy Adults |
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Individual Differences in Working Memory Abilities in Healthy Adults |
author |
Morais, Rui M. |
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Morais, Rui M. Pera, M. V. Ladera Fernández, Valentina Oliveira, Jorge García, Ricardo |
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Pera, M. V. Ladera Fernández, Valentina Oliveira, Jorge García, Ricardo |
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Morais, Rui M. Pera, M. V. Ladera Fernández, Valentina Oliveira, Jorge García, Ricardo |
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AGE VISUOSPATIAL SKETCHPAD EDUCATIONAL LEVEL PHONOLOGICAL LOOP GENDER DIFFERENCES CENTRAL EXECUTIVE PSYCHOLOGY PSICOLOGIA IDADE DIFERENÇAS DE GÉNERO |
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AGE VISUOSPATIAL SKETCHPAD EDUCATIONAL LEVEL PHONOLOGICAL LOOP GENDER DIFFERENCES CENTRAL EXECUTIVE PSYCHOLOGY PSICOLOGIA IDADE DIFERENÇAS DE GÉNERO |
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The goal of this study was to understand the role of individual characteristics such as age, gender and education of healthy adults on working memory abilities, as conceptualized in the central executive, phonological loop, and visuospatial sketchpad. The sample comprised 302 adults aged from 18 to 65 with different educational backgrounds. Participants were submitted to a protocol of established neuropsychological tests that were selected to assess the central executive, phonological loop, and visuospatial sketchpad. The results revealed that these factors influenced working memory abilities differentially. Education level influenced all the three components in the same direction. Individuals with higher academic qualifications have better performance in tests assessing the central executive, phonological loop, and visuospatial sketchpad, whereas age affected performance in the task evaluating the central executive. Age and gender also influenced the performance in tasks related to visuospatial sketchpad in the sense that younger individuals or men reveal better visual and spatial abilities as conceptual- ized in the visuospatial sketchpad. |
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