Some psychologists assert that most measures of working memory capacity are really measures of executive control processes. This claim implies that the correlation coefficient between scores on a measure of working memory capacity and scores on a test of executive control would be __________.
A) positive, but modest
B) near zero
C) high and positive
D) negative

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According to the assertion, most measures of working memory capacity are actually measuring executive control processes. Therefore, it would be expected that there would be a high positive correlation between scores on a measure of working memory capacity and scores on a test of executive control.

Some Psychologists Assert That Most Measures of Working Memory Capacity