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The effect of race and health-related factors on naming and memory
— the MacArthur Studies of Successful Aging | | Author(s) | Keith E Whitfield, Gerda G Fillenbaum, Carl Pieper |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 12, no 1, February 2000 |
| Pages | pp 69-89 |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Health [elderly] ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Personality ; Performance ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Using cross-sectional data from the MacArthur Successful Aging Study, the authors examined the relationship of demographic characteristics, health status, health habits, physical functioning, and speed of performance to naming and incidental recall of items from the Boston Naming Task. Participants were 1,175 healthy African American and European American older people aged 70 to 79. Regression analyses indicated that although race differences persisted for confrontational naming after controlling for demographic and health factors, there was no effect due to race for incidental recall scores or for savings scores for recall. The racial differences found in test performance may reflect differences in cultural appropriateness of the material rather than differences in ability. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000515004 A |
| Classmark | TK: CC: DB: DK: 5H: 7T |
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