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Does Cognitive Interference Induce Measurement Bias in Cognitive Ability Tests?
Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
School of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
School of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- 1 Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- 2 School of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- 3 School of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- 4 Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- 5 Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Journal of Behavioral and Brain Science·Volume 07 (2017)·Pages 21–29·Published 11 January 2017·DOI10.4236/jbbs.2017.71003
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Abstract
The aim of this paper was to test for measurement bias, due to cognitive interference on cognitive ability tests, using a structural equation modeling technique. The sample consisted of 231 undergraduate students who were examined with three tests addressed to numerical ability, space visualization and inductive ability, respectively. They were also asked to respond to the Cognitive Interference Questionnaire tapping task-oriented worries while working on the aforementioned tests. In comparing two nested models, one hypothesizing measurement bias due to cognitive interference and one not, results show that the test tapping inductive ability displays measurement bias due to cognitive interference.
KeywordsCognitive Ability TestsCognitive InterferenceMeasurement Bias
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