2011
DOI: 10.1590/s1980-57642011dn05010006
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Abstract: It is now known that cognitive functions tend to decline with age. Executive functions (EF) are among the first abilities to decline with aging. A subcomponent of the EF is abstract reasoning. The Test of Proverbs is an instrument that can be used to evaluate the capacity of abstract reasoning.ObjectiveTo examine the association of performance in interpretation of proverbs, with education and with episodic memory and EF tasks.MethodsA total of 67 individuals aged between 60 and 75 years were evaluated, and div… Show more

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“…(2008) and Wachholz et al. (2011). Our data, showing diverse role of factors significant for task completion depending on the adopted indicators of performance (Birenbaum & Tatsuoka, 1987), also add to the earlier research findings.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
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“…(2008) and Wachholz et al. (2011). Our data, showing diverse role of factors significant for task completion depending on the adopted indicators of performance (Birenbaum & Tatsuoka, 1987), also add to the earlier research findings.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…The Right Hemisphere Language Battery (RHLB) includes the following subtests: Picture Metaphor, Written Metaphor, Explaining Picture Metaphor and Explaining Written Metaphor (Polish adaptation: Łojek, 2007). A review of literature shows that the related research is considerably varied as regards the material selected (metaphors or proverbs), the way it is presented, the way correct/incorrect responses are defined, and the scoring applied (Iskandar & Baird, 2014; Leyhe et al., 2011; Morrone et al., 2010; Murphy et al., 2013; Papagno, 2001; Qualls & Harris, 2003; Stamenković et al., 2019; Wachholz & Yassuda, 2011).…”
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“…The ability to correctly interpret proverbs was strongly associated with education and executive functions, although there was a weaker relationship with episodic memory. 21 …”
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“…The ability to correctly interpret proverbs was strongly associated with education and executive functions, although there was a weaker relationship with episodic memory. 21 In 2012, the CERAD Battery and the BCSB were compared in the differential diagnosis of healthy controls, patients with major depression and patients with AD. The most relevant tests for this differentiation were the episodic memory tests of both batteries (Word List and DR-FMT, respectively).…”
Section: Influence Of Education Construct Validity and Normative Studiesmentioning
confidence: 99%