On the relationship between P3 latency and mental ability as a function of increasing demands in a selective attention task

Kapanci, Tugba; Merks, Sarah; Rammsayer, Thomas; Troche, Stefan J. (2019). On the relationship between P3 latency and mental ability as a function of increasing demands in a selective attention task. Brain Sciences, 9(2) MDPI 10.3390/brainsci9020028

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The mental speed approach to individual differences in mental ability (MA) is based on the assumption of higher speed of information processing in individuals with higher than those with lower MA. Empirical support of this assumption has been inconsistent when speed was measured by means of the P3 latency in the event-related potential (ERP). The present study investigated the association between MA and P3 latency as a function of task demands on selective attention. For this purpose, 20 men and 90 women performed on a standard continuous performance test (CPT1 condition) as well as on two further task conditions with lower (CPT0) and higher demands (CPT2) on selective attention. MA and P3 latency negatively correlated in the standard CPT, and this negative relationship even increased systematically from the CPT1 to the CPT2 condition but was absent in the CPT0 condition. The present results indicate that task demands on selective attention are decisive to observe the expected shorter P3 latency in individuals with higher compared to those with lower MA.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Personality Psychology, Differential Psychology and Diagnostics

UniBE Contributor:

Rammsayer, Thomas, Troche, Stefan

Subjects:

100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 370 Education

ISSN:

2076-3425

Publisher:

MDPI

Language:

English

Submitter:

Karin Dubler

Date Deposited:

15 Apr 2020 15:41

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:37

Publisher DOI:

10.3390/brainsci9020028

PubMed ID:

30700060

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.141684

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/141684

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