The Measurement of Mental Ability of ‘Backward’ Children

Abelson, A. R.

doi:10.1111/j.2044-8295.1911.tb00047.x

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“…Some researchers, therefore, have reconsidered Galton's hypothesis. For instance, in his recent review on sensory discrimination and intelligence, Deary (1994) vindicated Galton's senses-intelligence hypothesis by arguing that early experimental researchers' dismissals of this hypothesis originated mainly from selectively emphasizing disconfirming results from early studies (e.g., Galton, 1883;Sharp, 1898Sharp, -1899Wissler, 1901) while neglecting results of moderately positive correlations between sensory and intellectual measures reported at about the same time (e.g., Abelson, 1911;Burt, 1909Burt, -1910Carey, 1914Carey, -19151915-1917Spearman, 1904). Admitting that the sensory measures are clearly inferior to more complex mental tests for the measurement of intelligence, Deary (!…”

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From good senses to good sense: A link between tactile information processing and intelligence

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Lindenberger

1998

Intelligence

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Since the 1970s there has been an reemerging interest in Galton's (1883) senses-intelligence hypothesis. The essence of this hypothesis is the conceptual link between fine-tuned sensory functioning and superior intellectual ability. Several studies have investigated the sensory-cognitive link within auditory and visual modalities. In this study, the intersystemic relationship between sensory and cognitive functioning was extended to the tactile modality by examining the associations between three measures of tactile information processing and intelligence in a heterogeneous sample of middle-aged adults (N = 179; age range = 30-51). Two of the three tactile tasks measured discrimination ability (i.e., roughness discrimination and part-whole matching), whereas the third task measured tactile pressure sensitivity. Results from a series of analyses indicate that sensory measures from the tactile morality are at least as highly correlated with intellectual ability (r = .18 to .33) as measures of auditory (r =. 15) or visual (r = .20) acuity. All together, the three tactile measures accounted for 20.8% of the total variance in intelligence. The two tactile discrimination measures were found to be better predictors of intelligence than measures of simple sensory acuity.Galton (1883) proposed a potential association between intellectual ability and "the avenues of the senses". His original argument was that the more perceptive the senses are of differences, the wider the field upon which an individual's judgment and intelligence can Direct all correspondence to:

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From good senses to good sense: A link between tactile information processing and intelligence

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Lindenberger

1998

Intelligence

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“…In particular, whereas Brown defined the reliability coefficient as the correlation between scores on repeated administration of the same instrument, Kelley (1921) defined the reliability coefficient as the coefficient of correlation between comparable tests. Meanwhile, Abelson (1911) used Spearman's (1910) proof to derive a formula for what was coined by Kelley 5 years later as the index of reliability.…”

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Assessing Internal Consistency in Counseling Research

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Onwuegbuzie

O'Conner

2011

Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation

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In counseling research, reliability is an extremely important concept. Reliability of scores refers to how consistent scores remain across time, instruments, and conditions. The most commonly reported methods of assessing reliability are Cronbach's alpha and Kuder-Richardson's index of reliability, otherwise known as measures of internal consistency. The purpose of this article is to describe internal consistency reliability coefficients, delineate the history of these coefficients, depict contemporary issues in counseling research, and present recommendations for practice.

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“…The results reported below are based on data obtained from a cancellation test developed by Vos (1988). The test is known as the Bourdon-Vos test and is actually a modification for children of the Mare, 1947) that was originally proposed by Abelson (1911).…”

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Inhibition in Prolonged Work Tasks

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Jansen

1989

Applied Psychological Measurement

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A new model is presented that explains reaction time fluctuations in prolonged work tasks. The model extends the so-called Poisson-Erlang model and can account for long-term trend effects in the reaction time curve. The model is consistent with Spearman's hypothesis that inhibition increases during work and decreases during rest. Predictions concerning the longterm trend were tested against data from the Bourdon-Vos cancellation test. The long-term trend in the mean and in the variance was perfectly described by the model. A goodness-of-fit test comparing frequency distributions of observed reaction and simulated reaction times was also supported by the model. Index terms: concentration, continuous work, distraction, inhibition, prolonged work, reaction time, response time.

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The Measurement of Mental Ability of ‘Backward’ Children

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From good senses to good sense: A link between tactile information processing and intelligence

From good senses to good sense: A link between tactile information processing and intelligence

Assessing Internal Consistency in Counseling Research

Inhibition in Prolonged Work Tasks

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