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DISCENTE : JÔNATAS REIS BESSA DA CONCEIÇÃO
DATA : 13/12/2019
HORA: 14:00
LOCAL: Sala 01 da SUPAD
TÍTULO:

DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC INVESTIGATIONS OF ATTENTIONAL PERFORMANCE TESTING IN ADULTS

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

Computerized test; attention; Neuropsychology; Psychometrics; psycological testing.

PÁGINAS: 108
GRANDE ÁREA: Ciências Humanas
ÁREA: Psicologia
RESUMO:

The use of attention in daily life is fundamental to the functionality of the human being. Such cognitive function is fundamental to other functions, and allows us to perform various activities. An efficient way of assessing cognitive functions is through tests and instruments. The use of computerized instruments and preferably with ecological scenes can provide a more accurate measurement and closer to the reality of the individual's performance. The Attentional Performance Test is a computerized instrument that simulates a daily scene and has a total execution time of six minutes. The purpose of the instrument is to evaluate the ability of continuous attention, a construct that involves sustaining and detecting stimuli, as well as evaluating the presence of impulsive or inattentive responses. The present study presents the parameters of evidence of validity based on content, construct and criterion, as well as the reliability analysis of Attentional Performance Test. The search for content-based validity evidence was due in two different processes. The first was the analysis of judges, in which seven experts in the evaluation area judged the instrument, resulting in a high agreement that the Attentional Performance Test measures what it proposes, as well as the adequacy between its items and its execution to the target audience ( k = 0.84, IC = 0.71 - 0.95, p = 0.00). The second process performed was the analysis based on the response to the items, ie semantic analysis. The participant audience, made up of 12 people, performed a pilot and indicated a high agreement that the test presented appropriate commands, figures and test execution management for the indicated age groups (k = 0.77, CI = 0.60 - 0.84, p = 0.00). Exploratory factor analysis suggested that the instrument indicators converge on four factors, namely: sustained attention, stimulus alert / detection, impulsivity and inattention. Data regarding the reliability indices of the Attentional Performance Test indicated values close to 1 in all four factors, which is in accordance with what is suggested by the psychometric literature. Evidence analyzes based on external variables suggested that the Attentional Performance Test presented divergence with tasks that evaluate other types of attention operationalization, such as selectivity, alternation and divided attention with weak or spurious correlations. In contrast, when compared to a test that measures continuous attention, there was convergence with moderate correlations. This data suggests evidence that the instrument measures what it proposes. When a regression between the Attentional Performance Test indicators and the age variable of the participants was performed, it was observed that age was a predictor of attention performance in most of the 12 indicators of the instrument, except for the error indicators per action (Log (BF10)). = 0.46); action error monitoring (Log (BF10) = 0.00), motor perseveration (Log (BF10) = 0.39) and motor perseveration surveillance (Log (BF10) = 0.68). The set of results from the analyzes performed on Attentional Performance Test showed that this new instrument is valid and reliable for continuous attention assessment. The effect of these results is expected to be the use of this instrument in diverse contexts, such as clinical and research. The Attentional Performance Test is expected to corroborate the promotion of a more accurate assessment of the adult public in continuing care, as well as to strengthen and encourage national research in the development of modern psychological testing.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Externo à Instituição - GABRIEL CORREIA COUTINHO
Presidente - 1560690 - JOSE NEANDER SILVA ABREU
Interno - 2322731 - THATIANA HELENA DE LIMA