Individual differences in working memory capacity predict personality

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Title Individual differences in working memory capacity predict personality
Publication Type thesis
School or College College of Social & Behavioral Science
Department Psychology
Author Thorgusen, Sommer Rae
Date 2010-08
Description Understanding the relationships between personality and cognitive ability has implications for how we characterize and even diagnose cognitive impairment. While many studies have investigated relationships between personality and executive functions, few have directly studied personality in relation to working memory (WM), specifically. In addition, results from such studies have been inconclusive. The present study examined the relationships between WM and the Five Factor Model of personality in a large sample (n=354) of young adults. Results revealed that increased Neuroticism is associated with poorer WM performance, while higher Openness to Experience is associated with improved WM performance. Implications for dual mechanism theories of attentional control are discussed.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Operation span; Personality; Working memory
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name MS
Language eng
Rights Management ©Sommer Rae Thorgusen
Format application/pdf
Format Medium application/pdf
Format Extent 24,395 bytes
Identifier us-etd2,156943
ARK ark:/87278/s6vq3hcs
Setname ir_etd
ID 194135
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vq3hcs
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