Intellectual Abilities:
Memory

 

 

Memory:
General Information

When?

Time 1

Time 2

Time 3

Time 4

Time 5

Time 6

Time 7
Time 8

Where?

Intensive Protocol
(IP)
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Intensive Protocol
(IP)
Intensive Protocol
(IP)
Intensive Protocol
(IP)
Intensive Protocol
(IP)
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Intensive Protocol
(IP)

Questionnaire

IP:
Cognitive Battery
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IP:
Cognitive Battery
IP:
Cognitive Battery
IP:
Cognitive Battery
IP:
Cognitive Battery
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IP:
Cognitive Battery

SIR Data bank

IP:
Psycho
rec/table 15 (C1memo)

rec/table 19 (C1con)

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IP:
Psycho
rec/table 215 (C3memo)

rec/table 219 (C3con)

IP:
Psycho
rec/table 315 (C4memo)

rec/table 319 (C4con)

IP:
Psycho
rec/table 415 (C5memo)

rec/table 419 (C5con)

IP:
Psycho
rec/table 515 (C6memo)

rec/table 519 (C6con)

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IP:
Psycho
rec/table 615?? (C6memo)

rec/table 619?? (C6con)

The cognitive test battery in BASE contains 14 tests measuring five intellectual abilities (perceptual speed, reasoning, memory, knowledge, fluency). At T5 8 out of the original 14 tests were included in the assessment.

Memory was measured by the following three tests:
a) Activity Recall (Lindenberger, Mayr, & Kliegl, 1993). Participants were asked to name or describe which tests they had performed up to that point.
b) Memory for Text (Engel & Satzger, 1990). A short story was presented both visually and auditorily. Immediately after the presentation, participants had to answer six questions about the content of the story. Responses were coded by two raters as wrong (= 2), correct (= 1), or absent (= 0).
c) Paired Associates (Lindenberger et al., 1993); 16 trials. Participants were twice shown eight pairs of words. They were then asked to complete each pair by naming the second word. Responses were coded by two raters as wrong (= 2), correct (= 1), or absent (= 0).

The test scores for (a) and (c) correspond to the number of correct answers.

In addition, a Word List Test (Fleishmann & Oswald, 1986) was assessed at T6 to T8. A wordlist (8 words) was read out to the participants three times. After every trial there was a immediate recall. (Wortliste: Großstadt, Küste, Pfirsich, Mädchen, Sessel, Feier, Bettler, Nagel; word list: city, coast, peach, girl, armchair, celebration, beggar, nail)

For more detailed information about the procedures, see Lindenberger et al. (1993) or the "Intelligenz und Kognition" documentation at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development.

References: Lindenberger, Mayr, & Kliegl, 1993; Lindenberger & Reischies, 1999; Reischies & Lindenberger, 1996; Smith & Baltes, 1996, 1999.

(See also General Intelligence, Knowledge, Perceptual Speed, Fluency, Reasoning).

 


 

Memory:
Raw Constructs Created in BASE

Note:
According to the design, names for Time 1 have the prefix c1, names for Time 3 have the prefix c3,
names for Time 4 have the prefix c4, names for Time 5 have the prefix c5,
and names for Time 6 have the prefix c6.

Constructs

Construct names
Time 1

Construct names
Time 3

Construct names
Time 4

Construct names
Time 5

Construct names
Time 6

Construct names
Time 7

Construct names
Time 8

Memory

1.

 c1fumem
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t-score
(unit-weighted com posite) mean of
(z-standardized) c1pance
c1arnce
c1mtnce
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-
-
-
-
-

2.

c1mem
 c3mem
 c4mem
c5mem
???
???
???
t-score
(unit-weighted
composite) mean of
(z-standardized) c1pance
c1mtnce
t-score
(unit-weighted
composite) mean of
(z-standardized) c3pance
c3mtnce
t-score
(unit-weighted
composite) mean of
(z-standardized) c4pance
c4mtnce
t-score
(unit-weighted
composite) mean of
(z-standardized) c5pance
c5mtnce
???
???
???

Activity recall

1.

c1arnce
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-
-
???
???
???
Sum score with estimates

2.

c1arnc
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-
-
???
???
???
Sum score

Memory for text

1.

c1mtnce
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-
+
???
???
???
Sum score with estimates

2.

c1mtnc
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-
+
+
???
???
Sum score

Paired associates

1.

c1pance
c3pance
c4pance
c5pance
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???
???
Sum score with estimates

2.

c1panc
c3panc
c4panc
c5panc
c6panc
???
???
Sum score

Wordlist

1.

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z6d1
z7d1?
z8d1?
Sum score of correct recalled words at Trial 1

2.

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-
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z6d1afn
???
???
Sum score of wrong recalled words at Trial 1

3.

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-
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z6d2
???
???
Sum score of correct recalled words at Trial 2

4.

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-
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z6d2afn
???
???
Sum score of wrong recalled words at Trial 2

5.

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-
-
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z6d3
???
???
Sum score of correct recalled words at Trial 3

6.

-
-
-
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z6d3afn
???
???
Sum score of wrong recalled words at Trial 3