Editing Illusory correlation (section)

===Working-memory capacity===
In an experimental study done by Eder, Fiedler and Hamm-Eder (2011), the effects of [[Working memory|working-memory]] capacity on illusory correlations were investigated.  They first looked at the individual differences in working memory, and then looked to see if that had any effect on the formation of illusory correlations.  They found that individuals with higher working memory capacity viewed minority group members more positively than individuals with lower working memory capacity.  In a second experiment, the authors looked into the effects of [[Cognitive load|memory load]] in working memory on illusory correlations.  They found that increased memory load in working memory led to an increase in the prevalence of illusory correlations.  The experiment was designed to specifically test working memory and not substantial stimulus memory.  This means that the development of illusory correlations was caused by deficiencies in central cognitive resources caused by the load in working memory, not [[selective thinking#Biased memory recall of information|selective recall]].<ref name=Eder>{{cite journal|last1=Eder|first1=Andreas B.|last2=Fiedler|first2=Klaus|last3=Hamm-Eder|first3=Silke|title=Illusory correlations revisited: The role of pseudocontingencies and working-memory capacity|journal=The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology|volume=64|issue=3|year=2011|pages=517–532|doi=10.1080/17470218.2010.509917|pmid=21218370|s2cid=8964205 }}</ref>