Which of the Following Statements About Working-Memory Capacity (WMC) Is

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about working-memory capacity (WMC) is TRUE?

• A) People with smaller WMC will perform better on tasks requiring executive control.
• B) People with larger WMC are more likely to make errors on executive control tasks.
• C) People with higher WMC perform better when the task requires a novel response to override a habitual response.
• D) WMC is not correlated with performance on other cognitive tasks.

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