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Title: Keep it in Mind: Working Memory Tests in Employment Settings
Synopsis: Working memory testing is emerging as the new frontier in occupational assessment, and research is continuing to substantiate the case for the use of working memory tests for staff selection.
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Title: Bridging the Gap: Intelligence Theory and Assessment Practice
Synopsis: Almost 100 years of research supports cognitive ability testing being amongst the most valid and reliable methods of screening job applicants. However, until recently, many cognitive ability tests were based on out-dated and atheoretical models of ability.

The future of cognitive ability testing lies with online products that bridge the intelligence theory and assessment practice gap.
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Title: Self Monitoring of Cognitive Abilities
Synopsis: One area of cognitive ability that has only recently been evaluated is a person’s capacity to accurately judge or evaluate their own ability. This is referred to as self monitoring - a form of metacognition.

Self monitoring of cognitive abilities is of great practical relevance as it is likely to determine how a person perceives and manages risk.
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Title: Cognitive Ability and Online Trading
Synopsis: The nature of investing has undergone significant change owing to the growth in online trading.

Research suggests there is cause for concern where novice traders of lesser cognitive ability are actively trading in an unassisted way.
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