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Autor*innen: Dirk, Judith; Kratzsch, Gesa Katharina; Prindle, John P.; Kröhne, Ulf; Goldhammer, Frank; Schmiedek, Florian
Titel: Paper-based assessment of the effects of aging on response time in processing speed. A diffusion model analysis
In: Journal of Intelligence, 5 (2017) 2, S. 1-16
DOI: 10.3390/jintelligence5020012
URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-dipfdocs-191786
URL: http://www.dipfdocs.de/volltexte/2020/19178/pdf/jintelligence_2017_2_Dirk_et_al_Paper-based_assessment_of_the_effects_of_aging_on_response_time_A.pdf
Dokumenttyp: 3a. Beiträge in begutachteten Zeitschriften; Aufsatz (keine besondere Kategorie)
Sprache: Englisch
Schlagwörter: Alter Mensch; Altern; Antwort; Deutschland; Empirische Untersuchung; Junger Erwachsener; Kognitionspsychologie; Leistung; Messung; Modell; Vergleichsuntersuchung; Zeit
Abstract: The effects of aging on response time were examined in a paper-based lexical-decision experiment with younger (age 18-36) and older (age 64-75) adults, applying Ratcliff's diffusion model. Using digital pens allowed the paper-based assessment of response times for single items. Age differences previously reported by Ratcliff and colleagues in computer-based experiments were partly replicated: older adults responded more conservatively than younger adults and showed a slowing of their nondecision components of RT by 53 ms. The rates of evidence accumulation (drift rate) showed no age-related differences. Participants with a higher score in a vocabulary test also had higher drift rates. The experiment demonstrates the possibility to use formal processing models with paper-based tests. (DIPF/Orig.)
DIPF-Abteilung: Bildung und Entwicklung; Bildungsqualität und Evaluation