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The paced auditory serial addition task (PASAT): norms for age, education, and ethnicity

Diehr, Michael C., Heaton, Robert K., Miller, Walden, Grant, Igor·1998·Assessment

Abstract

The Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task (PASAT) is often used to measure attention, concentration, working memory, and speed of information processing. Using a modified 200-item version of the PASAT with presentation rates of 3.0, 2.4, 2.0, and 1.6 items per second, we analyzed demographic influences on test performance in a large sample (N = 566) of healthy North American adults. We found that age, education, and ethnicity were significant predictors, accounting for nearly 23% of the variance in test performance. We discuss these results in comparison to previous normative studies, and present a formula and tables for computing age, education, and ethnicity-adjusted T scores for performance on the PASAT 200.

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Authors
Diehr, M. C., Heaton, R. K., Miller, W., & Grant, I.
Affiliations
  • San Diego State University (US)
  • University of California San Diego (US)
Venue
Assessment
Published
1998-12
Volume
5
Issue
4
Pages
375-387
ISSN
  • 1073-1911 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-3489
OpenAlex
W2033099789
Cited by
157
References
12
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FWCI
1.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Assessment (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (5 RO1 MH49550-04, R01MH049550, MH-45924)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Historical and Modern Theater Studies
Keywords
Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test, reference values, age differences, educational attainment, ethnicity, working memory, attention, processing speed, cognitive performance
MeSH terms
Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Analysis of Variance, Attention, Black or African American, California, Cognition, Educational Status, Female, Humans, Male, Mathematics, Memory, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Predictive Value of Tests, Reference Values, Reproducibility of Results, White People

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