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  • Cognitive psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychometrics

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  • Cognition is dynamic and varies over time.
  • High-frequency cognitive assessment is crucial for understanding daily cognitive function.
  • Fundamental questions about cognitive variability remain unanswered.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if different cognitive tasks show similar reliability in variability.
  • To determine if cognitive variability clusters into distinct domains.
  • To assess the suitability of cognitive tests for high-frequency administration.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the COGITO study (200+ participants, 100 days).
  • Administered nine separate cognitive tests.
  • Analyzed data using Bayesian mixed-effects location scale models.

Main Results:

  • All nine tasks demonstrated significant variability over 100 days.
  • Episodic memory and processing speed tasks showed moderate correlations, indicating domain specificity.
  • Working memory tasks exhibited low correlations, suggesting task-specific influences on variability.

Conclusions:

  • Cognitive variability is task-dependent and can exhibit domain specificity.
  • Findings provide insights into selecting appropriate tests for high-frequency cognitive assessments.
  • Results inform the study of aging and daily cognitive processes.