Should IQ, perceptual speed, or both be used to explain response time?

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 517-526

  Leite, Fábio P ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75649133591     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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