Change in Object Naming Ability During Adulthood
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Using longitudinal data on the Boston Naming Test ( Kaplan, Goodglass, & Weintraub, 1983) collected over 20 years from healthy individuals aged 30 to 94, we examined change in lexical retrieval with age, gender, education, and their interactions. We compared results between random-effects longitudinal and traditional cross-sectional models. Random-effects modeling revealed significant linear and quadratic change in lexical retrieval with age; it also showed a Gender x Education interaction, indicating poorest performance for women with less education. Cross-sectional analyses produced greater estimates of change with age than did longitudinal analyses.
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Several recent studies indicate that the Flynn effect is not limited to intelligence tests but may be measured in tests of memory and object naming, as well as certain commonly used neuropsychological tests.
“Several recent studies indicate that the Flynn effect is not limited to intelligence tests but may be measured in tests of memory (Baxendale, 2010; Rönnlund & Nilsson, 2008, 2009) and object naming (Connor, Spiro, Obler, & Martin, 2004), as well as certain commonly used neuropsychological tests (Dickinson & Hiscock, 2011).”
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- Authors
- Connor, L. T., Spiro, A., Obler, L. K., & Albert, M. L.
- Affiliations
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Corresponding author
- Connor, L. T.
- Venue
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2004-09-01
- Volume
- 59
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- P203-P209
- ISSN
- 1079-5014 (ISSN-L)
- 1758-5368
- OpenAlex
- W2134265607
- Cited by
- 167
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 1.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (AG14345, R01AG014345)
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (DC-00081)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Keywords
- object naming, word retrieval, aging, Boston Naming Test, longitudinal change, gender differences, educational attainment, healthy older adults, random effects models
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Cross-Sectional Studies, Education, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Models, Theoretical, Terminology as Topic, Random Allocation, Mental Recall, Sex Factors
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