Getting it right takes time: response time and performance in secondary school students

• Published in: The Journal of general psychology Vol. 151; no. 3; pp. 357 - 373
• Main Authors: Rodán, Antonio, Romero, Miriam, Casadevante, Cristina, Santacreu, José, Montoro, Pedro R., Contreras, María José
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Psychology Press 02.07.2024; Taylor & Francis Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Cognition - physiology; Female; Humans; Individual differences; Intelligence; Intelligence - physiology; Male; Mental task performance; Reaction Time - physiology; Regression analysis; Response time; Schools; Students - psychology; time factors (learning); visuospatial ability; performance; time factors (learning); response time; visuospatial ability; Individual differences

The relation between response time and performance in cognitive tasks is increasingly evident. In the present study, we analyzed the effect of participants' spontaneous speed when responding to a mental rotation task. We carried out a data reanalysis from a previous study where a training of 3...