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Working-memory
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In Defense of Working Memory Training
The potential payoff of working memory training for helping those who could truly benefit from it is too great to not at least attempt to get this right, and take a more nuanced approach that takes into account multiple factors.
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The Mind of the Prodigy
New study on prodigies reveals some startling findings.
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Why Are We So Obsessed With Improving IQ?
Does knowing your IQ really matter? A response to David Hambrick's New York Times opinion piece, "I.Q. Points for Sale, Cheap."
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Personality Influences on Cognitive Training
The outcomes of working memory training depend heavily on personality—particularly neuroticism and conscientiousness.
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Why Daydreamers are More Creative
We don't have to promote either working memory skills or imagination and daydreaming. We can promote both. And in so doing, we are promoting true creativity -- creativity that is both novel and useful.
