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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychometrics

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  • The Attention Control Scale (ATTC) is a common self-report measure for attentional control.
  • Its validity as a substitute for objective attention tasks is debated.
  • This study examines the ATTC's relationship with objective measures of attention networks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the correlation between the Attention Control Scale (ATTC) and the Attention Network Test (ANT).
  • To assess the ATTC's validity using the Inverse Efficiency Score (IES) alongside ANT data.
  • To determine if subjective attentional control aligns with objective performance.

Main Methods:

  • 143 participants completed the ATTC questionnaire.
  • Participants also underwent the Attention Network Test (ANT) to assess alerting, orienting, and executive control networks.
  • Inverse Efficiency Scores (IES) were calculated for ANT performance.

Main Results:

  • No significant correlations were found between the ATTC and ANT across all attentional networks.
  • The ATTC showed factorial validity, but subjective control did not correlate with objective attention efficiency.
  • A minor male advantage was observed in executive control performance.

Conclusions:

  • The ATTC is not a reliable standalone proxy for performance-based attention measurement.
  • Discrepancies suggest differences in attention complexity and measurement methods.
  • Comprehensive attention assessment requires a combination of subjective and objective measures.