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Training effects on Raven's progressive matrices in young, middle-aged, and elderly adults
1Psychology Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706.
Psychology and Aging
|March 1, 1990
Summary
Brief training significantly boosts fluid intellectual abilities, specifically performance on Raven's Progressive Matrices, across all adult age groups. This cognitive training demonstrates effectiveness regardless of age or sex.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Human Development
Background:
- Previous fluid intellectual abilities training focused on figural relations or induction.
- Fluid intelligence, a key cognitive ability, shows age-related decline.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the effectiveness of a brief strategy-modeling training technique on Raven's Progressive Matrices performance.
- To determine if training effects on fluid intelligence vary by age or sex.
Main Methods:
- Young, middle-aged, and elderly adults participated in the study.
- Training utilized a strategy-modeling technique for Raven's Progressive Matrices.
- Training duration was minimal, lasting only a few minutes.
Main Results:
- Raven's Progressive Matrices performance declined with increasing age.
- A single, brief training session significantly improved performance on the matrices.
- The training's effectiveness was consistent across different age groups and sexes.
Conclusions:
- Performance on Raven's Progressive Matrices can be substantially enhanced with minimal training.
- Fluid intellectual abilities are trainable in adults, irrespective of age.
- Strategy-modeling is an effective method for improving fluid intelligence measures.