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    Three Chronometric Indices of Relational Responding as Predictors of Performance on a Brief Intelligence Test: The Importance of Relational Flexibility


    O'Toole, Catriona and Barnes-Holmes, Dermot (2009) Three Chronometric Indices of Relational Responding as Predictors of Performance on a Brief Intelligence Test: The Importance of Relational Flexibility. The Psychological Record, 59 (1). pp. 119-132.

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    Abstract

    Participants completed a before/after and a similar/different relational task, using the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP), and subsequently took the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (K-BIT). For each relational task, response latencies were measured first on consistent trials, where participants responded in accordance with preestablished verbal relations, and then on inconsistent trials, where they responded against these relations. A difference-score was calculated by subtracting consistent from inconsistent response latencies. The inconsistent trials and the difference-score provided measures of relational flexibility. Results showed that faster responding on the IRAP and smaller difference- scores predicted higher IQ. These findings suggest that relational flexibility is an important component of intelligence and might therefore be targeted in educational settings.

    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Three Chronometric Indices; Relational Responding; Predictors of Performance; Brief Intelligence Test; Relational Flexibility;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
    Faculty of Social Sciences > Education
    Item ID: 3883
    Depositing User: Catriona O'Toole
    Date Deposited: 20 Sep 2012 09:23
    Journal or Publication Title: The Psychological Record
    Publisher: Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    Refereed: Yes
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    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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