Intentions and Working Memory Performance

The study probed the effect of goal and implementation intentions on working memory performance of subjects belonging to high and low cognitive flexibility groups, underconditions of high and low cognitive load. The sample comprised of female subjects (N=200, M= 16.4 years, S.D. = 1.01) classified into two equal groups of high and low cognitive flexibility. The subjects were taken from Government model schools of Chandigarh for the purpose. Three way repeated measures ANOVA and t-ratios were used. Results indicated an important role of intentions under the given conditions.