After controlling for age, WM correlates significantly only with the most demanding condition (priming task, noncanonical word order)¶
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q3 i2 Partial correlation between WM and priming-noncanonical accuracy remained significant (r = .296, p < .05) after controlling for age; the other three conditions did not. → Sung JE 2015
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Sung JE 2015¶
Sung JE (2015) Age-Related Changes in Sentence Production Abilities and Their Relation to Working-Memory Capacity: Evidence from a Verb-Final Language. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119424. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119424
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Partial correlation analysis controlling for age, in the same cross-sectional study. Only the priming-noncanonical condition remained significant ("r = .296, p < .05"); the other partial coefficients (r = .21, .23, .16) were not reported as significant.
"WM was significantly and positively correlated only with perfor- mance on the priming task of the noncanonical conditions, r = .296, p < .05, after controlling for age."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Working Memory — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
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After controlling for age, WM correlates significantly only with the most demanding condition (priming task, noncanonical word order) |
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After controlling for age, WM correlates significantly only with the most demanding condition (priming task, noncanonical word order) |
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