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Is problem solving dependent on language?

BALDO, J, DRONKERS, N, WILKINS, D, LUDY, C, RASKIN, P, KIM, J·2005·Brain and Language
DOI 10.1016/j.bandl.2004.06.103
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There has been a long-standing debate in the fields of philosophy and cognitive science surrounding the relationship of language to cognition, but the exact nature of this relationship is still unclear (Sokolov, 1968/1972). In the current study, we explored the role of language in one aspect of cognition, namely problem solving, by administering the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) to stroke patients with varying degrees of language impairment (Experiment 1) and to normal participants under conditions of articulatory suppression (Experiment 2). In Experiment 1, there was a significant correlation between performance on the WCST and language measures such as comprehension and naming. Demonstrating the specificity of this result, we also found a significant relationship between language performance and another test of problem solving, the Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices, but no relationship between language and a test of visuospatial functioning. In Experiment 2, normal participants were significantly impaired on the WCST under conditions of articulatory suppression, relative to a baseline condition. Together, these findings suggest that language plays a role in complex problem solving, possibly through covert language processes.

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Authors
BALDO, J., DRONKERS, N., WILKINS, D., LUDY, C., RASKIN, P., & KIM, J.
Affiliations
  • Scripps College (US)
  • VA Northern California Health Care System (US)
Corresponding author
BALDO, J
ORCID
Venue
Brain and Language
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-03
Volume
92
Issue
3
Pages
240-250
ISSN
0093-934X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.bandl.2004.06.103
OpenAlex
W2127864305
Cited by
236
References
39
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FWCI
2.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Brain and Language (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Categorization, perception, and language
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
language and cognition, problem solving, language impairment, stroke, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, articulatory suppression, Coloured Progressive Matrices, visuospatial functioning, language comprehension, word naming
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aphasia, Cognition, Cognition Disorders, Female, Humans, Linguistics, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Problem Solving, Stroke

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