Working Memory, Process ing Speed and General Intelligence: Possible Models of Relations with Visuospatial Working Memory Using the Visuospatial Computerized Working Memory Battery (BIMeT-VE)

Abstract

Working memory is an active memory system serving the realization of complex cognitive tasks. Over the last decades' research has centered on studying the relationship of this memory system or any of its components with different cognitive functions, such as intelligence. The aim of this study is to analyze the relation between visuospatial working memory, processing speed and general intelligence, and the possible mediation role of some of these variables. To carry out this work, two studies were conducted. On Study 1 participated212 Spanish speaking college students, and a Spanish visuospatial working memory battery was designed and validated -the visuospatial Computerized Working Memory Battery (Batería Informatizada de Memoria de Trabajo Viso-Espacial; BIMeT-VE)-. On Study 2 participated 114 Spanish speaking college students, and the relationship among visuospatial working memory, processing speed and general intelligence was analyzed. The results showed that general intelligence is directly supported by the processing speed and to maintain visuospatial information for short periods of time, and indirectly by the ability to concurrently process visuospatial information.

Computerized Working Memory Battery (BIMeT-V): Studying the Relation between Working Memory, Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension

“…In accordance with these results, it may be concluded that the BIMeT-V is a reliable and valid verbal working memory instrument; it comprises two tasks that measure verbal shortterm memory and two that assess verbal working memory. Furthermore, in conjunction with the visuospatial Computerized Working Memory Battery (Batería Informatizada de Memoria de Trabajo viso-espacial [BIMeT-VE]; Injoque-Ricle, Barreyro, Formoso, & Burin, 2018), the BIMeT-V measures the working memory components that were proposed by Baddeley in the original working memory model comprehensively (Baddeley, 2012;Baddeley & Hitch, 1974). As noted previously, in Argentina, no batteries, based on Baddeley's model (Baddeley, 1986(Baddeley, , 2007(Baddeley, , 2010, have been designed to specifi cally assess the components of working memory; hence, the signifi cance of BIMeT-VE.…”

Razonamiento mecánico, memoria de trabajo y velocidad de procesamiento

“…Todos los problemas son presentados visualmente en una imagen tridimensional y se dan tres opciones de respuesta, esto permite obtener una puntuación de razonamiento mecánico general, así como de razonamiento mecánico de engranaje y de razonamiento mecánico de rueda. (Barreyro, Injoque-Ricle, Formoso, & Burin, 2019; Injoque-Ricle, Barreyro, Formoso, & Burin, 2018). Permite realizar una medición exhaustiva de los componentes de la memoria de trabajo, brindando puntuaciones de memoria corto plazo verbal, memoria de trabajo verbal o de alta demanda ejecutiva, memoria Liberabit, 2019, 25(1), 71-84 (enero -junio) ISSN (Impreso): 1729-4827 ISSN (Digital): 2223-7666 de corto plazo visoespacial y memoria de trabajo visoespacial o de alta demanda ejecutiva, ya que la resolución de las tareas de memoria de trabajo verbal y visoespacial no solo requieren del sostenimiento de la información en los respectivos almacenes, sino de la manipulación de esa información mediada por el ejecutivo central.…”