Age differences in cognitive performance: a study of cultural differences in Historical Context

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dc.contributor.authorOjeda del Pozo, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorAretouli, Eleni
dc.contributor.authorPeña Lasa, Javier
dc.contributor.authorSchretlen, David J.
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-24T08:35:31Z
dc.date.available2026-01-24T08:35:31Z
dc.date.issued2016-03-01
dc.date.updated2026-01-24T08:35:31Z
dc.description.abstractEthnicity and cultural experience can affect neuropsychological performance, but they are rarely assessed in historical context. Attention measures are considered strongly biologically determined and therefore potentially culture-fair. In this study, we assessed the cross-cultural equivalence of Spanish and English versions of the Trail Making Test (TMT; Reitan, 1958, Perceptual and Motor Skills, 8, 271-276) and the Brief Test of Attention (BTA; Schretlen et al., 1996, The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 10, 80-89) in two large samples of Americans (N = 203) and Spaniards (N = 213), divided into younger and older subgroups. The older Spaniards lived under Franco's political regime (1936-1975), whereas the Americans never experienced such repression. Overall, TMT performance was culture-sensitive, whereas BTA performance was not. However, when both groups were stratified by age, cultural differences in TMT performance were restricted to older participants, suggesting that historical experience across generations might have contributed to the observed differences in cognitive performance. Even such basic cognitive processes as attention, working memory, and resource sharing might be shaped to some degree by historical experiences that contribute to cultural differences.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was partially funded by the Health Department of the Basque Government (2011111102)en
dc.identifier.citationOjeda, N., Aretouli, E., Peña, J., & Schretlen, D. J. (2016). Age differences in cognitive performance: a study of cultural differences in Historical Context. Journal of Neuropsychology, 10(1), 104-115. John Wiley and Sons Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1111/JNP.12059
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/JNP.12059
dc.identifier.eissn1748-6653
dc.identifier.issn1748-6645
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/4847
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd.
dc.rights© 2015 The Authors
dc.subject.otherAttention
dc.subject.otherBrief test of attention
dc.subject.otherCohort effects
dc.subject.otherCross-cultural neuropsychology
dc.subject.otherHistorical experience
dc.subject.otherTrail making test
dc.titleAge differences in cognitive performance: a study of cultural differences in Historical Contexten
dc.typereview article
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
oaire.citation.endPage115
oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.startPage104
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Neuropsychology
oaire.citation.volume10
oaire.licenseConditionhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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