Comment on Can you make yourself smarter?parentComments−moldbug14yThat's a brutal critique which comes close to a charge of scientific fraud. I'd be curious to see a response. If there isn't one, I know what to think.−mhartl14yWikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-back) links to a semi-rebuttal:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289610...Naturally, the full article is behind a paywall.−gwern14yJaeggi 2010 http://www.gwern.net/DNB%20FAQ#jaeggi-2010 did not address the main criticism of Moody, and administered the tests speeded as in Jaeggi 2008.
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That's a brutal critique which comes close to a charge of scientific fraud. I'd be curious to see a response. If there isn't one, I know what to think.
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-back) links to a semi-rebuttal:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289610...
Naturally, the full article is behind a paywall.
Jaeggi 2010 http://www.gwern.net/DNB%20FAQ#jaeggi-2010 did not address the main criticism of Moody, and administered the tests speeded as in Jaeggi 2008.