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This study assessed whether a speeded coding task that used a computer-based mouse response (CBMR) format was a measure of general processing speed (Gs). By analyzing the task within a network of tasks representing both traditional Gs tests and reaction time tasks, it was shown that a CBMR test can be used to measure the same construct as traditional paper-and-pencil (PP) tests and that this response format does not introduce variance associated with psychomotor performance. Differences between PP and CBMR formats were observed, and it is argued that these may provide information on individual differences in performance not available from traditional coding tests.
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The research reported here was supported by Australian Research Council Discovery Grant DP0211113, held by the second author.
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Mcpherson, J., Burns, N.R. A speeded coding task using a computer-based mouse response. Behavior Research Methods 37, 538–544 (2005). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03192725
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