Evidence for a low upper limit of heritability of mental test performance in a national sample of twins

Nature ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 263 (5575) ◽  
pp. 314-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. ADAMS ◽  
M. GHODSIAN ◽  
K. RICHARDSON
Keyword(s):  
Test Performance ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Mental Test ◽  
Upper Limit

Factors Related to Change in Mental Test Performance.

1970 ◽  
Vol 3 (2, Pt.2) ◽  
pp. 1-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann H. Rees ◽  
Francis H. Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Test Performance ◽  
Mental Test

Social status and mental test performance in Warsaw children

1982 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Firkowska-Mankiewicz ◽  
Mirosław P. Czarkowski
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Test Performance ◽  
Mental Test

Predictors of instability in children's mental test performance at 24, 48, and 96 months

Intelligence ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. Pianta ◽  
Byron Egeland
Keyword(s):  
Test Performance ◽  
Mental Test

Validity of Self-Rated Memory Among Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Adults: Results From the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)

Assessment ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 1582-1593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiyong Huang ◽  
Jürgen Maurer
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Test Performance ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Memory Test ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Low Sensitivity

Memory self-ratings are often used in primary care practice and social surveys due to its relative ease of administration. Yet their usefulness to accurately measure individuals’ memory-related cognitive function is largely unknown. This article assesses the construct validity of self-rated memory for measuring memory-related cognitive function among middle-aged and older adults (45+ years) in China using a national sample ( N = 13,690) from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. We first compare self-rated memory with a number of well-established memory tests and then investigate the role of sociodemographic factors in determining self-reports conditional on memory test performance. We find that self-rated memory is only weakly correlated with memory test performance and yields low sensitivity and specificity in detecting individuals with relatively poor memory test performance. We also find evidence for substantial differential item functioning across sociodemographic groups. Our results, therefore, caution against the use of simple self-rated memory measures for memory assessments in primary care or survey research.

Home environment, social status, and mental test performance.

1977 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
pp. 697-701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert H. Bradley ◽  
Bettye M. Caldwell ◽  
Richard Elardo
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Test Performance ◽  
Mental Test
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