Naslov
A Contribution to the Analysis of Human Speed of Information Processing: Developmental and Differential Arguments

Autori
Žebec, Mislav-Stjepan

Izvornik
Društvena istraživanja : časopis za opća društvena pitanja (1330-0288) 13 (2004), 69-70; 267-292

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
speed of information processing; age changes; intelligence models; a new definition

Sažetak
Speed of human information processing (SIP) is a research construct which has been examined under different names and with different intensity for more than sixty years. Its importance is briefly described in four research fields: differential, experimental, aging and cognitive development. Since SIP presents an important component of contemporary intelligence models and life-span cognitive development research, an attempt for the construction of integrated SIP picture was necessary. Review and systematic analysis of 42 research papers and additional related literature showed that there are problems with SIP construct validity, but it also revealed other theoretical and empirical inconsistencies. A new proposal for SIP phenomena has been made, which abandons the SIP construct with related measures, and introduces the RCP property as one of the general attributes of every cognitive process.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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