vol 24 no3, 2024
The Effect of Working Memory Capacity on Belief Bias
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The Effect of Working Memory Capacity on Belief Bias
| Kholoud Mahmoud Ali AlSubh | Shadia Ahmad AL-Tal |
| Faculty of Education | Faculty of Education |
| Yarmouk University | Yarmouk University |
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| Received : 23/10/2022 | Accepted :03/01/2023 |
Abstract:
The current study aims to reveal the effect of working memory capacity on belief bias in a sample of (300) female students of the undergraduate students in the Faculty of Education at Yarmouk University. To achieve the objectives of the study, the capacity of working memory test was used, after verifying its validity and reliability. The belief bias test was also used after verifying the indications of its validity and stability. The two tests were presented on the students through Microsoft Visual Studio - Microsoft Visual Basic. The results revealed that there was no statistically significant effect (α = 0.05) for working memory capacity on the university students’ belief bias.
Keywords: working memory capacity, belief bias.