Selective visual attention and intelligence: evidence of validity for the escala de atenção seletiva visual

Authors

  • Fermino Fernandes Sisto Universidade São Francisco, campus Itatiba/SP, Brasil
  • Nelimar Ribeiro de Castro Universidade São Francisco, campus Itatiba/SP, Brasil
  • Dario Cecílio-Fernandes Universidade São Francisco, campus Itatiba/SP, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rinvp.v15i2.3687

Keywords:

attention test, validity, psychometric, psychological assessment

Abstract

The aim of this research was to look for two kinds of evidence of validity for the Escala de Atenção Seletiva Visual (EASE). Firstly, the means of two contrasted group was analyzed, and then the scale EASE was correlated with the Teste de Raciocínio Inferencial. This research involved 119 students (M=22,96 and DP=5,67), most of them female (79%). The scores of the Escala de Atenção Seletiva e Visual ranged from four to 30 points, while the Teste de Raciocínio Inferencial ranged from zero to 36. The differences of means were compared between the contrasted groups (t=-2,47; df=63; p=0,017), which indicated that one test could discriminate the other. Besides, a positive and significant coefficient of correlation (r=0,24; p=0,01) between total scores of the tests was detected. Therefore, the objective of this study was achieved, since two evidences of validity (a convergent-discriminant and by extreme groups) were found.

Author Biography

  • Fermino Fernandes Sisto, Universidade São Francisco, campus Itatiba/SP, Brasil
    Profesor Del Programa de Estudos Pós-graduados em Psicologia da Universidade São Francisco, campus Itatiba/SP.

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Published

2012-12-31

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Investigaciones

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How to Cite

Fernandes Sisto, F., Ribeiro de Castro, N., & Cecílio-Fernandes, D. (2012). Selective visual attention and intelligence: evidence of validity for the escala de atenção seletiva visual. Revista De Investigación En Psicología, 15(2), 49-60. https://doi.org/10.15381/rinvp.v15i2.3687