Preliminary Validation of a Free-to-Use, Brief Assessment of Adult Intelligence for Research Purposes: The Matrix Matching Test.
Psychol Rep
; 122(2): 709-730, 2019 Apr.
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The concept of intelligence as a measurable trait of intellectual function continues to be an important issue in psychology. Traditionally, a core field of differential psychology and widely employed in applied settings, it is also important in various research fields. Here, I describe development of a new assessment of general intelligence of adults that has no language component and can be administered in about 10 minutes. A total sample of 176 adult participants, from various settings, was assessed with a set of matrix tasks that involved either visuospatial (fluid) or semantic (crystallized) reasoning. The internal consistency was acceptable (α = .748), and there was good four-week test-retest reliability ( r = .931). Concurrent validity was demonstrated by a high correlation between the new test and the (seven-subtest version) Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV) scores ( r = .889). A principal component analysis also suggested that the new test measures the same latent construct as the WAIS-IV-thought to be general intelligence. Predictive validity was shown in a subsample of 60 undergraduates by a medium-sized correlation between test scores and grade point average data ( r = .396). These preliminary results suggest that the Matrix Matching Test may be a useful research tool.
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Assunto principal:
Inteligência
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Testes de Inteligência
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Testes Neuropsicológicos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
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Psychol Rep
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article
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Equador
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos