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Roberts, Beverly A.; Der, Geoff; Deary, Ian J.; Batty, G. David – Intelligence, 2009
Higher cognitive function is associated with faster choice reaction time (CRT), and both are associated with a reduced risk of mortality from all-causes and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, comparison of the predictive capacity of CRT, an emerging risk factor, with that for established "classic" risk factors for mortality, such as…
Descriptors: Obesity, Reaction Time, Health Promotion, Smoking
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Matthews, Gerald; Dorn, Lisa – Intelligence, 1989
Cognitive processes underlying the empirical correlation between IQ and choice reaction time (CHRT) were examined using the Culture Fair Intelligence Test and nine CHRT tasks (N=50 university students). IQ predicted well for simple control tasks and available attention, but not for attention flexibility, feature extraction, or response choices…
Descriptors: Attention, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Encoding (Psychology)
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Jorm, Anthony F.; Anstey, Kaarin J.; Christensen, Helen; Rodgers, Bryan – Intelligence, 2004
Gender differences were examined in performance on the California Verbal Learning Test (immediate and delayed recall), Digit Span Backwards, Symbol-Digit Modalities Test, Spot-the-Word, and simple and choice reaction time. The data came from a community survey involving 2404 people aged 20-24 years, 2530 aged 40-44 years, and 2551 aged 60-64…
Descriptors: Verbal Learning, Cognitive Ability, Reaction Time, Individual Characteristics