At the task level, implicit SL correlates negatively with most individual executive-function measures, strongest with verbal fluency tasks¶

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q3 i1 The strongest negative task-level correlations were Action fluency in Study 1 (r = -0.165, p = 0.025) and Semantic fluency in Study 2 (r = -0.167, p = 0.037); only one fluency task per dataset reached significance. → Pedraza 2024 q3 i1 The strongest single correlation in Study 1 was with Action fluency (r = -0.165), significant at p = 0.025. → Pedraza 2024 (2)

Evidence¶

Pedraza 2024¶

Pedraza, F., Farkas, B. C., Vékony, T., Haesebaert, F., Phelipon, R., Mihalecz, I., Janacsek, K., Anders, R., Tillmann, B., Plancher, G. & Németh, D. (2024). Evidence for a competitive relationship between executive functions and statistical learning. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-024-00243-9

q3 · i1 · associational · r2

Bivariate Pearson correlations between individual EF tasks and ASRT learning scores in the 186-participant Study 1 sample. The quote names the strongest: "the strongest of these was with Action fluency (Pearson's r = −0.165".

"Implicit SL ability had generally negative correlations with individual EF measures, the strongest of these was with Action fluency (Pearson's r = −0.165, 95% CI = [-0.302, -0.021],p = 0.025, Spearman'sr h o= −0.162,"

Pedraza 2024 (2)¶

Pedraza, F., Farkas, B. C., Vékony, T., Haesebaert, F., Phelipon, R., Mihalecz, I., Janacsek, K., Anders, R., Tillmann, B., Plancher, G. & Németh, D. (2024). Evidence for a competitive relationship between executive functions and statistical learning. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-024-00243-9

q3 · i1 · associational · r2

Bivariate Pearson correlations between individual EF tasks and ASRT learning scores in the 157-participant Study 2 sample. The quote identifies "the strongest of these was with Semantic fluency (Pearson's r = −0.167".

"Implicit SL ability had generally negative correlations with individual EF measures, the strongest of these was with Semantic fluency (Pearson's r = −0.167, 95% CI = [-0.315, -0.011],p = 0.037"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Participants showed robust implicit statistical learning and general skill learning on the ASRT task in both studies — related
• Executive ability affected general skill learning in Study 2 but not Study 1, and affected overall implicit SL rather than the learning trajectory — related
• Implicit statistical learning is negatively correlated with a latent executive-function factor comprising verbal fluency and complex working memory in Study 1 — a broader claim this one bears on
• Study 2 replicates the negative SL–EF factor 1 correlation while EF factor 2 (short-term memory) shows no association with implicit SL — related
• A fixed-effect meta-analysis pooling both studies yields a pooled negative correlation of r = -0.115 between EF factor scores and implicit SL — related