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  • Psychophysiology
  • Individual Differences

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  • Processing speed is linked to cognitive abilities, but underlying mechanisms are unclear.
  • Event-related potential (ERP) component latencies are used to study neural processing speed.
  • Previous findings on ERP latencies and cognitive abilities are inconsistent, possibly due to analytical variations and small sample sizes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how analytical choices influence the psychometric properties of ERP latencies (P2, N2, P3).
  • To examine the relationship between neural processing speed and cognitive abilities using a multiverse approach.
  • To identify and address factors affecting the reliability and validity of ERP latency measures.

Main Methods:

  • A multiverse approach was employed, varying analytical parameters (references, filters, latency measures).
  • Psychometric properties of P2, N2, and P3 latencies were evaluated in 148 participants.
  • Latent variable models were used to assess relationships between neural processing speed and cognitive abilities.

Main Results:

  • Latent correlations between neural processing speed and cognitive abilities ranged from -0.49 to -0.78.
  • ERP latency measures showed substantial measurement error and nuisance factor variance.
  • Approximately half of the systematic variance in ERP latencies was related to cognitive abilities.

Conclusions:

  • Addressing psychometric issues in ERP latency measurement is crucial for understanding its link to cognitive abilities.
  • Recording EEG data from multiple tasks and employing latent variable models are recommended.
  • A substantial and robust relationship exists between neural processing speed and cognitive abilities when methodological challenges are overcome.