Naslov
Some correlates of cognitive ability tests performance under different time restriction

Autori
Polgar, Krešimir ; Ljubotina, Damir

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
24. Dani Ramira i Zorana Bujasa - knjiga sažetaka / Jelić, M. ; Tomas, J. - Zagreb : Odsjek za psihologiju Filozofskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2019, 32-32

Skup
24. međunarodni psihologijski znanstveni skup: Dani Ramira i Zorana Bujasa (DRZB 2019)

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 11.04.2019. - 13.04.2019

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Ključne riječi
cognitive ability, test performance, different time restriction

Sažetak
Cognitive ability tests are often used with time restriction. When validating results, it is important to establish how this time restriction and test-taking speed affects the performance, although test theory does not offer a general theoretical framework for the analysis of these effects (Henderson, 2004). Our preliminary research demonstrated that item/task and test speed are related to the underlying ability (including metacognition), mental speed, individual test taking strategies (overall speed of test taking, persistence and tendency to guessing at random, etc.), test taking behaviour (self-estimated sensitivity to time limitation and general sensitivity to distraction) and some personality characteristics, as well as characteristics of the testing context (time limit, motivation, relevance of testing consequences, etc.). Therefore, speed can be considered as a part of the measured ability, but also as a source of construct-irrelevant variance or bias. The goal of the present research was to explore the correlates of test performance and the difference in test performance under different time restriction conditions. To this goal, 60 participants participated in our research on three occasion. Each time one of three parallel version of a mental ability test was administered in one of three different time restriction conditions (15 minutes, 25 minutes, no time restriction). As expected, more time was related to better performance, but there were also significant individual differences in the degree of improvement (9% to even 150% of improvement in total result). Preliminary results demonstrated that degree of improvement was significantly predicted by positive perfectionism, sensitivity to distractors, self-estimated sensitivity of time restriction on self-efficiency and metacognition. The discussion focuses on methodological and conceptual aspects of investigation of time restriction effects and theoretical and practical status of their correlates.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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