title: Working memory test battery for young adults: Computerized working memory assessment.
abstract: This study developed a battery of computerized working memory (WM) tests and a scoring system suitable for young adult users. The tests comprised five classic tasks derived from Baddeley's model of WM, reflecting each of the five WM functions. We recruited 115 undergraduate and graduate students from various academic fields and constructed a preliminary WM scoring norm for young adults. The scoring norm was used as a basis for developing a computerized assessment system. The results of correlation analysis show that the fluid intelligence of young adults is related to the memory function of WM, but not to the central executive system. The proposed working memory test battery for young adults comprehensively reflects the WM capacity of adults.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Macau, Macau S.A.R., China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoying
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, School of Social and Behavior Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
authors.forename: Renlai
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7035-7097
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003201:Computers; D056344:Executive Function / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000502:physiology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D055815:Young Adult