Aerobic Fitness and Cognitive Control in Preadolescent Children

Name Instructor Course Date Aerobic Fitness and Response Variability in Preadolescent Children Performing a Cognitive Control Task What is the purpose of the study? Wu et al. (2011) compiled an interesting article that aimed at investigating the relationship between aerobic fitness and cognitive variability in preadolescent children. How was the study conducted? Who were the subjects? What did the subject do? Was qualitative or quantitative data collected? The study considered forty-eight preadolescent children (25 males, 23 females, with a mean age of 10.1 years) to understand the relationship between their aerobic fitness and cognitive variability. The sample group was from East-Central Illinois that the researchers recruited via flyers. The researchers grouped these preadolescent samples into higher and lower-fit groups in accordance to their performance on a test of aerobic capacity. The samples cardio-respiratory fitness became defined based on the volume of oxygen consumed during maximum capacity exercise. The participant’s parents confirmed that none of the children received special education services related to mental or physical disabilities thus offered informed consent for their involvement in the study. The study involved collection of quantitative data based on several factors that related to either physical activity participation or cognitive function. The study administered Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test to obtain IQ scores using measures of crystallized and fluid thinking. The preadolescent guardians also completed a health history questionnaire, the ADHD Rating Scale IV and reported the sample had no adverse health condition