Attention control: The missing link between sensory discrimination and intelligence

• DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/r6v8b
• Publication Date: 2020-03-26T16:11:12Z
• Authors: Jason S. Tsukahara; Tyler L. Harrison; Chris Draheim; Jessie Martin; Randall W Engle
• Keywords: Sensory memory

Intelligence is correlated with the ability to make fine sensory discriminations. Although this relationship has been known since beginning of intelligence testing, mechanisms underlying are still unknown. In two large-scale structural equation modelling studies, we investigated whether individual differences in attention control abilities can explain between discrimination and intelligence. Across replicated finding that fully mediated relationships intelligence/working memory capacity discrimination. Our findings show plays a prominent role relating higher-order cognitive abilities. [Data, analysis scripts, results output available via Open Science Framework: https://osf.io/hsqru/]