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Digital Document
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Description
Educational level affects various neuropsychological measures including
performance on verbal fluency tasks. It is still unclear how this effect may differ across
the different types of fluency tasks (i.e. animals,fruits, vegetables and clothing) and
across American ethnic groups (Hispanics, Europeans, Africans, and African Carib beans)
using different languages (English and Spanish). Using a sample of 140 normal elder
Americans (ages 57 to 88; 38M/ 102F) divided into two education groups (7-11 and> 12
years of education), results showed strong association with performance for education on
the categories fruits and clothing and for ethnicity on the total items generated and
number of switches for vegetables. Differences between Spanish and English speakers
were found for the fruits category. Results suggest that the animal category is the best one to be used to reduce potential effects of education in individuals with more than 7
years of education.
performance on verbal fluency tasks. It is still unclear how this effect may differ across
the different types of fluency tasks (i.e. animals,fruits, vegetables and clothing) and
across American ethnic groups (Hispanics, Europeans, Africans, and African Carib beans)
using different languages (English and Spanish). Using a sample of 140 normal elder
Americans (ages 57 to 88; 38M/ 102F) divided into two education groups (7-11 and> 12
years of education), results showed strong association with performance for education on
the categories fruits and clothing and for ethnicity on the total items generated and
number of switches for vegetables. Differences between Spanish and English speakers
were found for the fruits category. Results suggest that the animal category is the best one to be used to reduce potential effects of education in individuals with more than 7
years of education.
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