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International Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry
Year : 2014, Volume : 2, Issue : 1
First page : ( 81) Last page : ( 86)
Online ISSN : 2320-6233.
Article DOI : 10.5958/j.2320-6233.2.1.012

Intentions and Working Memory Performance

Chhabra Harpreet Kanwal, Associate Professor, Anand Sakshita, Research Scholar

Department of Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

Online published on 3 April, 2014.

Abstract

The study probed the effect of goal and implementation intentions on working memory performance of subjects belonging to high and low cognitive flexibility groups, underconditions of high and low cognitive load. The sample comprised of female subjects (N=200, M= 16.4 years, S.D. = 1.01) classified into two equal groups of high and low cognitive flexibility. The subjects were taken from Government model schools of Chandigarh for the purpose. Three way repeated measures ANOVA and t-ratios were used. Results indicated an important role of intentions under the given conditions.

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Keywords

Cognitive load, Cognitive flexibility, Goal intentions, Implementation intentions, Working memory.

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