Behavioral inhibitory control tasks are useful for detecting individual differences over an average span of only 2.49 years, versus 6 years for the CBQ Inhibitory Control subscale¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2016 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Across a meta-analysis of 198 studies, behavioral inhibitory control tasks had limited useful age ranges (2.49 years on average) owing to ceiling and floor effects, while the CBQ questionnaire subscale was useful for 6 years. → Petersen 2016

Evidence¶

Petersen 2016¶

Petersen, I. T., Hoyniak, C. P., McQuillan, M. E., Bates, J. E., & Staples, A. D. (2016). Measuring the development of inhibitory control: The challenge of heterotypic continuity. Developmental Review, 40, 25-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2016.02.001

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Meta-analysis of 198 studies (327 study-by-measure combinations) computing percentage-of-maximum (POM) scores at each age, with tasks deemed useful when POM fell between 20% and 80%. The review reports that "behavioral tasks were useful for 2.49 years, on average" versus 6 years for the questionnaire subscale. No effect size is printed.

"Whereas the Inhibitory Control questionnaire subscale was useful for 6 years, behavioral tasks were useful for 2.49 years, on average."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Performance on inhibitory control measures improves with age, with some tasks reaching performance plateaus beginning around 4 years of age — related
• The Shape Stroop, Bear/Dragon, and Tower tasks showed a pronounced drop in average performance from about 25 to 30 months of age, possibly reflecting systematic missingness rather than declining ability — related