Mathematical Processing
Test Variations
The mental arithmetic task created by Englund et al (1987) with problems of differing complexity and numbers of operations
The mental arithmetic task created by Turner et al (1986) with true/false subtraction problems.
A mental arithmetic task based on Kahneman et al (1969)
References
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Kahneman, Daniel, et al. “Pupillary, Heart Rate, and Skin Resistance Changes during a Mental Task.” Journal of Experimental Psychology, vol. 79, no. 1, 1969, pp. 164–167.
Turner, J. R., Hewitt, J. K., Morgan, R. K., Carroll, D., Sims, J., & Kelly, K. A. (1986). Graded mental arithmetic as an active psychological challenge. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 3, 307-309.
Englund, C.E., Reeves, D.L., Shingledecker, C.A., Thorne, D. R., Wilson, K.P., & Hegge, F.W. (1987). Unified Tri-Service Cognitive Performance Assessment Battery (UTC-PAB). 1. Design and Specification of the Battery (No. NHRC-87-10). Naval Health Research Center San Diego, CA.
Girdler, S. S., Turner, J. R., Sherwood, A., & Light, K. C. (1990). Gender differences in blood pressure control during a variety of behavioral stressors. Psychosomatic Medicine, 52, 571- 591.