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California Older Adult Stroop Test (COAST)
— development of a Stroop test adapted for geriatric populations | | Author(s) | Nancy A Pachana, Larry W Thompson, Bernice A Marcopulos |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 27, no 3, 2004 |
| Pages | pp 3-22 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Cognitive processes ; Mental clarity ; Mental ageing ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | An adaptation of the traditional Stroop test, the California Older Adult Stroop Test (COAST) has been developed specifically for use with a geriatric population, utilizing larger typeface, fewer items (50) per task, and more easily distinguished colours (red, yellow and green). Test-retest reliability and validity data are reviewed for both control and clinical populations. Increased error rates on the Stroop test compared to the COAST were found for the colour and colour/word interference tasks. These results are discussed in terms of changes in the visual system with increasing age. The implications for better test sensitivity with the COAST for older adult populations are discussed. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040610207 A |
| Classmark | DA: DF: D6: 4C: 7T |
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