Elementary cognitive task
As elementary cognitive task (Engl. Elementary cognitive task ) is in the Differential and general psychology an experimental arrangement referred that tests a small number of basic mental processes and their specific reactions. There are no uniform criteria that such a task must meet.
The English term (ECT) was proposed by John Bissell Carroll in 1980 . He assumed that test performance could be analyzed by breaking it down into its components.
Despite the cognitive simplicity of such tasks, there were correlations between the performance achieved in them and other tasks and constructs, for example between the Raven test ( progressive matrices ) and the intelligence in the general factor model. Nevertheless, it must be emphasized that the correlations in the speed of elementary cognitive tasks have not yet been sufficiently investigated in order to be able to draw clear conclusions.
Further examples of elementary cognitive tasks are:
- Hick's election reaction attempt (Roth, 1964)
- Inspection times according to Chris Brand & Ian Deary (1982)
- Memory scanning task according to Saul Sternberg
- Letter-Matching Task according to Michael Posner (psychologist)
- Rotation problem
Individual evidence
- ↑ Roger Russell, Pamela Flattau, Andrew Pope: Behavioral Measures of Neurotoxicity . National Academy Press. 1990, page 60
- ↑ Jens B. Asendorpf: Psychology of Personality (Springer textbook). Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Edition: 4th, revised. u. updated edition (August 21, 2007). ISBN 354071684X , page 436/437