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Nature of intelligence

1. working memory

   • •  Producing goal-directed behaviour implies the existence of some ‘high-level’ processes (Executive System
   • Working memory refers to the temporary storage of information required for carrying out cognitive activities such as comprehension and reasoning
   • ASSUMPTIONS OF THE SUPERVISORY ATTENTIONAL SYSTEM
     • Limited capacity: upper limit to the amount of processing that can be performed
     • Selectivity: some information must be rejected (or suppressed) and other information selected for primary processing
     • Supervisory (top down) control unnecessary for routine behaviours
     • Supervisory (top down) control unnecessary for routine behaviours - For non-routine control, top down control enables the appropriate choice of behaviour by the biasing of activation values of competing action schemas

2. WORKING MEMORY AND G

   • complex working memory measures, predict a general ability to maintain information on-line in the face of interference (rather than being dependent upon the specific task employed)
   • Thus, working memory capacity may reflect a common construct that is not task specific
   • Conway and Engle (1994): working memory capacity is largely a reflection of the ability to attend successfully in the context of potent interference