Reaction times and accuracy in n-back tasks have dissociable correlates and should not be interpreted interchangeably¶
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q2 i? Higher accuracy (but not reaction times) in visuospatial, auditory, and dual 3-back tasks correlated with fluid intelligence, while reaction times (but not accuracy) related to span measures in visuospatial tasks. → Meule A 2017
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Meule A 2017¶
Meule A (2017). Reporting and Interpreting Working Memory Performance in n-back Tasks. Front. Psychol. 8:352. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00352
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The article cites Jaeggi et al. (2010), who examined various n-back tasks and found dissociations between reaction times and accuracy: "higher accuracy (but not reaction times)" correlated with fluid intelligence. No effect sizes are printed.
"For instance, higher accuracy (but not reaction times) in visuo spatial, auditory, and dual 3-back tasks was correlated with higher fluid intelligence as measured with the Raven test."
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Related Claims¶
- With increasing n-back task difficulty, reaction times increase and accuracy decreases — related
- Omission and commission errors in n-back tasks have different correlates and may represent different processes — related
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Reaction times and accuracy in n-back tasks have dissociable correlates and should not be interpreted interchangeably |
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Reaction times and accuracy in n-back tasks have dissociable correlates and should not be interpreted interchangeably |
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