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| A structural factor analysis of vocabulary knowledge and relations to age | | Author(s) | Ryan P Bowles, Kevin J Grimm, John J McArdle |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 60B, no 5, September 2005 |
| Pages | pp P234-P241 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Cognitive processes ; Learning capacity ; Mental ageing ; Cross sectional surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Vocabulary knowledge may not be a multidimensional construct, and the relations between vocabulary knowledge and age may depend on the aspect of vocabulary knowledge being assessed. This study examined the factor structure of a vocabulary test given to sample of 20500 individuals from the US General Social Survey (GSS). Results indicate that the vocabulary test is not unidimensional but bidimensional, with Basic Vocabulary and Advanced Vocabulary factors. An analysis of age differences indicates that basic vocabulary is highest around age 30, with a negative relation to age in late adulthood. In contrast, advanced vocabulary is unrelated to age between ages 35 and 70. Cohort effects may explain some of the differential age trend. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070904215 A |
| Classmark | DA: DE: D6: 3KB: 7T |
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