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Goldhammer, Frank; Rauch, Wolfgang A.; Schweizer, Karl; Moosbrugger, Helfried – Intelligence, 2010
The study investigates the effects of intelligence, perceptual speed and age on intraindividual growth in attentional speed and attentional accuracy over the course of a 6-minute testing session. A sample of 193 subjects completed the Advanced Progressive Matrices and the Vienna Matrices Test representing intelligence, the tests Alertness and…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Performance Tests, Age Differences, Perception
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McGrew, Kevin S. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2010
The consensus of most intelligence scholars is that the Flynn effect (FE) is real, IQ test batteries are now routinely restandardized on a regular basis. A cornerstone in Flynn's explanation of the FE is his analysis of select Wechsler subtest scores across time. The featured articles by Kaufman and Zhou, Zhu, and Weiss question whether Flynn's…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Age Differences, Change, Test Norms
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Albinet, Cedric; Tomporowski, Phillip D.; Beasman, Kathryn – Educational Gerontology, 2006
A motor task that requires fine control of upper limb movements and a cognitive task that requires executive processing--first performing them separately and then concurrently--was performed by 18 young and 18 older adults. The motor task required participants to tap alternatively on two targets, the sizes of which varied systematically. The…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Performance, Cognitive Processes, Psychomotor Skills