Die skrywer glo dat opnames onder hoërskoolleerlinge waardevoUe demografiese inligting kan voorsien. Die uitvoerbaarheid hiervan is in die veld getoets. In die bespreking van die bevindings stel die skrywer ’n stelsel vir die registrasie van geboortes en sterftes in nasionale state voor waarin die gemeenskapsverpleegkundige en piaaslikc kliniek gebruik word. Watter wyse van registrasie ook op b...

It has become fashionable to equate constructs of working memory (WM) and general intelligence (g). Few investigations have provided direct evidence that WM and g measures yield similar ordering of individuals. Correlational investigations have yielded mixed results. The authors assess the construct space for WM and g and demonstrate that WM shares substantial variance with perceptual speed (PS...

Working memory (WM) training has recently become a topic of intense interest and controversy. Although several recent studies have reported near- and far-transfer effects as a result of training WM-related skills, others have failed to show far transfer, suggesting that generalization effects are elusive. Also, many of the earlier intervention attempts have been criticized on methodological gro...

Performance Monitoring and Cognitive Control Higher-order cognitive processes falling under the umbrella term ‘executive functioning’ contribute to our ability to monitor performance and adjust behaviour to achieve optimal levels of functioning. This domain is often impaired following insult to the brain and neuropsychological tests assessing executive functioning typically measure abilities su...