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Thursday, March 08, 2012

Happy birthday IQs Corner - 7 years later + something big coming

It was seven years ago today that I started IQs Corner blog. I want to thank all my loyal readers. It has been fun...and I am geared for seven more.

As a tease, sometime in the next 1-2 months IQs Corner, together with my IAP web page and other blogs will be making a big announcement. Stay tunned :)

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Article: STUDY ALERT: Making creative metaphors: The importance of fluid intelligence for creative thought

STUDY ALERT: Making creative metaphors: The importance of fluid intelligence for creative thought
http://scottbarrykaufman.com/article/study-alert-making-creative-metaphors-the-importance-of-fluid-intelligence-for-creative-thought/

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IQs Corner Recent Literature of Interest--to the 3rd power

I have been slammed with work and travel and am behind in my posts re: recent literature of interest. Today I make available not one, not two, but three batches of references for readers to review.

Enjoy

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Research Bytes: What is cognitive efficiency--conceptual and methodological models

Cognitive efficiency has become a hot construct in the psychometric measurement of intelligence. However, not much conceptual or methodological foundation work has addressed the issue of "what is CE" and "what methodological model should be used?"

Hoffman and associates have written some interesting conceptual articles that we in the area of intelligence testing may want to review to add some clarity to the measurement and interpretation of our CE measures on IQ batteries. Below are two recent articles.

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Article: Do You Hear What I Hear?

Do You Hear What I Hear?
http://www.healthcanal.com/brain-nerves/27358-You-Hear-What-Hear.html

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Wednesday, March 07, 2012

The Time Doc IM-Home blog posts re: brain clock based Interactive Metronome

Most of my readers are aware of my interest in brain-clock based neurotechnologies particularly as they relate to improving cognitive functioning. All posts related to this area of interest, as well as posts linking readers to other neuroscience developments, can be found at the Brain Clock blog.

I drill down deeper into Interactive Metronome as a guest blogger at the IM-Home blog. Now all my IM-related posts can be viewed via one URL. I hope readers check out these posts and become more aware of the exciting neurotechnologies that are emerging based on the concept of temporal processing and the human brain clock.

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Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition - Volume 38, Issue 2

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Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition Volume 38, Issue 2, (Mar)

Introduction to the special section on the neural substrate of analogical reasoning and metaphor comprehension.
Page 261-263

Bassok, Miriam;Dunbar, Kevin N.;Holyoak, Keith J.

Neural correlates of creativity in analogical reasoning.
Page 264-272

Green, Adam E.;Kraemer, David J. M.;Fugelsang, Jonathan A.;Gray, Jeremy R.;Dunbar, Kevin N.

Tracking cognitive phases in analogical reasoning with event-related potentials.
Page 273-281

Maguire, Mandy J.;McClelland, M. Michelle;Donovan, Colin M.;Tillman, Gail D.;Krawczyk, Daniel C.

An fMRI investigation of analogical mapping in metaphor comprehension: The influence of context and individual cognitive capacities on processing demands.
Page 282-294

Prat, Chantel S.;Mason, Robert A.;Just, Marcel Adam

Mixing metaphors in the cerebral hemispheres: What happens when careers collide?
Page 295-311

Chettih, Selmaan;Durgin, Frank H.;Grodner, Daniel J.

Assessing the effect of lexical variables in backward recall.
Page 312-324

Guérard, Katherine;Saint-Aubin, Jean

Recollection can be weak and familiarity can be strong.
Page 325-339

Ingram, Katherine M.;Mickes, Laura;Wixted, John T.

The Rumsfeld effect: The unknown unknown.
Page 340-355

Hampton, James A.;Aina, Bayo;Andersson, J. Mathias;Mirza, Humaira Z.;Parmar, Sejal

Shared cognitive processes underlying past and future thinking: The impact of imagery and concurrent task demands on event specificity.
Page 356-365

Anderson, Rachel J.;Dewhurst, Stephen A.;Nash, Robert A.

Influences of part-list cuing on different forms of episodic forgetting.
Page 366-375

Bäuml, Karl-Heinz T.;Samenieh, Anuscheh

Dissociating positive and negative influences of verbal processing on the recognition of pictures of faces and objects.
Page 376-390

Nakabayashi, Kazuyo;Burton, A. Mike;Brandimonte, Maria A.;Lloyd-Jones, Toby J.

Illusory expectations can affect retrieval-monitoring accuracy.
Page 391-404

McDonough, Ian M.;Gallo, David A.

The effect of study time distribution on learning and retention: A Goldilocks principle for presentation rate.
Page 405-412

de Jonge, Mario;Tabbers, Huib K.;Pecher, Diane;Zeelenberg, René

Overdistribution in source memory.
Page 413-439

Brainerd, C. J.;Reyna, V. F.;Holliday, R. E.;Nakamura, K.

Position–item associations play a role in the acquisition of order knowledge in an implicit serial reaction time task.
Page 440-456

Schuck, Nicolas W.;Gaschler, Robert;Keisler, Aysha;Frensch, Peter A.

How specific is source memory for faces of cheaters? Evidence for categorical emotional tagging.
Page 457-472

Bell, Raoul;Buchner, Axel;Erdfelder, Edgar;Giang, Trang;Schain, Cécile;Riether, Nina

Overlap of phonetic features as a determinant of the between-stream phonological similarity effect.
Page 473-481

Eagan, Danielle E.;Chein, Jason M.

The irrelevant sound effect under articulatory suppression: Is it a suffix effect?
Page 482-487

Hanley, J. Richard;Hayes, Annabel

Selective memory retrieval can impair and improve retrieval of other memories.
Page 488-494

Bäuml, Karl-Heinz T.;Samenieh, Anuscheh

Adaptive memory: Enhanced location memory after survival processing.
Page 495-501

Nairne, James S.;VanArsdall, Joshua E.;Pandeirada, Josefa N. S.;Blunt, Janell R.

The case for subphonemic attenuation in inner speech: Comment on Corley, Brocklehurst, and Moat (2011).
Page 502-512

Oppenheim, Gary M.

Three tests and three corrections: Comment on Koen and Yonelinas (2010).
Page 513-523

Jang, Yoonhee;Mickes, Laura;Wixted, John T.

Research byte: Sex differences in reaction time

http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2012-05961-001/

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Neuropsychology - Volume 26, Issue 2

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Neuropsychology Volume 26, Issue 2, (Mar)

The moderating role of exercise on stress-related effects on the hippocampus and memory in later adulthood.
Page 133-143

Head, Denise;Singh, Tara;Bugg, Julie M.

Do changes in lifestyle engagement moderate cognitive decline in normal aging? Evidence from the Victoria Longitudinal Study.
Page 144-155

Small, Brent J.;Dixon, Roger A.;McArdle, John J.;Grimm, Kevin J.

Capturing the fragile X premutation phenotypes: A collaborative effort across multiple cohorts.
Page 156-164

Hunter, Jessica Ezzell;Sherman, Stephanie;Grigsby, Jim;Kogan, Cary;Cornish, Kim

Specificity of dyspraxia in children with autism.
Page 165-171

MacNeil, Lindsey K.;Mostofsky, Stewart H.

Decision-making impairment on the Iowa Gambling Task after endovascular coiling or neurosurgical clipping for ruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm.
Page 172-180

Escartin, Gemma;Junqué, Carme;Juncadella, Montserrat;Gabarrós, Andreu;de Miquel, Maria Angels;Rubio, Francisco

Superior intellectual ability in schizophrenia: Neuropsychological characteristics.
Page 181-190

MacCabe, James H.;Brébion, Gildas;Reichenberg, Abraham;Ganguly, Taposhri;McKenna, Peter J.;Murray, Robin M.;David, Anthony S.

Altered implicit category learning in anorexia nervosa.
Page 191-201

Shott, Megan E.;Filoteo, J. Vincent;Jappe, Leah M.;Pryor, Tamara;Maddox, W. Todd;Rollin, Michael D. H.;Hagman, Jennifer O.;Frank, Guido K. W.

Gist-based conceptual processing of pictures remains intact in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment.
Page 202-208

Deason, Rebecca G.;Hussey, Erin P.;Budson, Andrew E.;Ally, Brandon A.

Mild cognitive impairment is associated with selected functional markers: Integrating concurrent, longitudinal, and stability effects.
Page 209-223

Dolcos, Sanda;MacDonald, Stuart W. S.;Braslavsky, Anna;Camicioli, Richard;Dixon, Roger A.

Effects of familiarity and cognitive function on naturalistic action performance.
Page 224-237

Park, Norman W.;Lombardi, Sabrina;Gold, David A.;Tarita-Nistor, Luminita;Gravely, Mark;Roy, Eric A.;Black, Sandra E.

Genetic architecture of the Delis-Kaplan executive function system Trail Making Test: Evidence for distinct genetic influences on executive function.
Page 238-250

Vasilopoulos, Terrie;Franz, Carol E.;Panizzon, Matthew S.;Xian, Hong;Grant, Michael D.;Lyons, Michael J.;Toomey, Rosemary;Jacobson, Kristen C.;Kremen, William S.

Age group and sex differences in performance on a computerized neurocognitive battery in children age 8−21.
Page 251-265

Gur, Ruben C.;Richard, Jan;Calkins, Monica E.;Chiavacci, Rosetta;Hansen, John A.;Bilker, Warren B.;Loughead, James;Connolly, John J.;Qiu, Haijun;Mentch, Frank D.;Abou-Sleiman, Patrick M.;Hakonarson, Hakon;Gur, Raquel E.

Monday, March 05, 2012

Examination of the structural, convergent, and incremental validity of the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales (RIAS) with a clinical sample.

Psychological Assessment - Vol 22, Iss 2

Empirical examination of the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales (RIAS; C. R. Reynolds & R. W. Kamphaus, 2003a) has produced mixed results regarding its internal structure and convergent validity. Various aspects of validity of RIAS scores with a sample (N = 521) of adolescents and adults seeking psychological evaluations at a university-based clinic were examined. Results from exploratory factor analysis indicated only 1 factor, and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) indicated that the 1-factor model was a good fit and a better fit than the 2-factor model. Hierarchical factor analysis indicated the higher order, general intelligence factor accounted for the largest amount of variance. Correlations with other measures of verbal/crystallized and nonverbal/fluid intelligence were supportive of the convergent validity of the Verbal Intelligence Index but not the Nonverbal Intelligence Index. Joint CFA with these additional measures resulted in a superior fit of the 2-factor model compared with the 1-factor model, although the Odd-Item-Out subtest was found to be a poor measure of nonverbal/fluid intelligence. Incremental validity analyses indicated that the Composite Intelligence Index explained a medium to large portion of academic achievement variance; the NIX and VIX explained a small amount of remaining variance. Implications regarding interpretation of the RIAS when assessing similar individuals are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)

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The measurement of executive function at age 5: Psychometric properties and relationship to academic achievement.

Psychological Assessment - Vol 22, Iss 2

This study examined the psychometric properties and criterion validity of a newly developed battery of executive function (EF) tasks for use in early childhood. The battery was included in the Family Life Project (FLP), a prospective longitudinal study of families who were oversampled from low-income and African American families at the birth of a new child (N = 1,292). Ninety-nine percent (N = 1,036) of children who participated in the age 5 home visit completed 1 or more (M = 5.8, Mdn = 6) of the 6 EF tasks. Results indicated that tasks worked equally well for children residing in low-income and not low-income homes, that task scores were most informative about the ability level of children in the low-average range, that performance on EF tasks was best characterized by a single factor, and that individual differences on the EF battery were strongly related to a latent variable measuring overall academic achievement, as well as to individual standardized tests that measured phonological awareness, letter–word identification, and early math skills. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)

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Age group and sex differences in performance on a computerized neurocognitive battery in children age 8−21.

Neuropsychology - Vol 24, Iss 4

Objective: Examine age group effects and sex differences by applying a comprehensive computerized battery of identical behavioral measures linked to brain systems in youths that were already genotyped. Such information is needed to incorporate behavioral data as neuropsychological "biomarkers" in large-scale genomic studies. Method: We developed and applied a brief computerized neurocognitive battery that provides measures of performance accuracy and response time for executive-control, episodic memory, complex cognition, social cognition, and sensorimotor speed domains. We tested a population-based sample of 3,500 genotyped youths ages 8–21 years. Results: Substantial improvement with age occurred for both accuracy and speed, but the rates varied by domain. The most pronounced improvement was noted in executive control functions, specifically attention, and in motor speed, with some effect sizes exceeding 1.8 standard deviation units. The least pronounced age group effect was in memory, where only face memory showed a large effect size on improved accuracy. Sex differences had much smaller effect sizes but were evident, with females outperforming males on attention, word and face memory, reasoning speed, and all social cognition tests and males outperforming females in spatial processing and sensorimotor and motor speed. These sex differences in most domains were seen already at the youngest age groups, and age group × sex interactions indicated divergence at the oldest groups with females becoming faster but less accurate than males. Conclusions: The results indicate that cognitive performance improves substantially in this age span, with large effect sizes that differ by domain. The more pronounced improvement for executive and reasoning domains than for memory suggests that memory capacities have reached their apex before age 8. Performance was sexually modulated and most sex differences were apparent by early adolescence. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)

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Prefrontal cortex study

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-gain-insight-prefrontal-cortex.html

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