Don't waste your time measuring intelligence: Further evidence for the validity of a three-minute speeded reasoning test
Intelligence,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
102, P. 101804 - 101804
Published: Dec. 6, 2023
The
rise
of
large-scale
collaborative
panel
studies
has
generated
a
need
for
fast,
reliable,
and
valid
assessments
cognitive
abilities.
In
these
studies,
detailed
characterization
participants'
abilities
is
often
unnecessary,
leading
to
the
selection
tests
based
on
convenience,
duration,
feasibility.
This
results
in
use
abbreviated
measures
or
proxies,
potentially
compromising
their
reliability
validity.
Here
we
evaluate
mini-q
(Baudson
&
Preckel,
2016),
three-minute
speeded
reasoning
test,
as
brief
assessment
general
exhibited
excellent
(0.96–0.99)
substantial
correlation
with
measured
comprehensive
test
battery
(r
=
0.57;
age-corrected
r
0.50),
supporting
its
potential
screening
Working
memory
capacity
accounted
majority
(54%)
association
between
performance
abilities,
whereas
individual
differences
processing
speed
did
not
contribute
this
relationship.
Our
support
notion
that
can
be
used
brief,
We
therefore
developed
computer-based
version,
ensuring
adaptability
studies.
paper-
versions
demonstrated
scalar
measurement
invariance
interchangeably.
provide
norm
data
young
(18
30
years)
middle-aged
(31
60
adults
recommendations
incorporating
Additionally,
address
challenges
stemming
from
language
diversity,
wide
age
ranges,
online
testing
such
Language: Английский
P3b correlates of inspection time
IBRO Neuroscience Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16, P. 428 - 435
Published: March 9, 2024
Both
P3b
and
the
inspection
time
(IT)
are
related
with
intelligence,
yet
correlates
of
IT
not
well
understood.
This
event-related
potential
study
addressed
this
question
by
asking
participants
(N
=
28)
to
perform
an
task.
There
were
three
conditions
different
levels
discriminative
stimulus
duration,
i.e.,
33
ms,
67
100
a
control
condition
no
target
presentation
(0
ms
condition).
We
also
measured
participants'
processing
speed
four
Elementary
Cognitive
Tests
(ECTs),
including
Simple
Reaction
Time
task
(SRT),
two
Choice
tasks
(CRTs),
Pattern
Discrimination
(PD).
Results
revealed
that
increase
in
latency
longer
duration
stimulus.
Moreover,
was
negatively
correlated
accuracy
condition,
but
evident
conditions.
Furthermore,
positively
RT
SRT,
RTs
CRTs
or
PD.
A
significant
main
effect
on
amplitude
P1
found.
conclude
present
provides
neurophysiological
task,
those
who
able
accurately
perceive
process
very
briefly
presented
stimuli
have
higher
information
process,
reflected
latency,
relationship
is
more
obvious
most
difficult
condition.
Combined,
our
results
suggest
closure
perceptual
epoch
form
neural
representation
stimulus,
support
"context
closure"
hypothesis.
Language: Английский