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Paper-Based Assessment of the Effects of Aging on Response Time: A Diffusion Model Analysis.
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Journal of Intelligence . 2017, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p12. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *AGING
*REACTION time
*AGE differences
*OLDER people
*VOCABULARY tests
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20793200
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Intelligence
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 123785581
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence5020012