High intelligence and an ability to maintain one's focus of attention is most closely associated with a high level of
A) sensory-memory capacity.
B) short-term memory capacity.
C) working memory capacity.
D) long-term memory capacity.

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Intelligence and the ability to maintain focus are most closely related to working memory capacity, which involves the ability to hold and manipulate information in the mind for brief periods of time. Sensory memory capacity refers to the ability to briefly store sensory information, short-term memory capacity refers to the ability to hold information for a limited time without manipulation, and long-term memory capacity refers to the ability to store and retrieve information over an extended period of time.

High Intelligence and an Ability to Maintain One's Focus of Attention