The Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test: Normative data for the Arabic-speaking population and analysis of the differential influence of demographic variables.

Abstract

The Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) is the one of the most widely used neuropsychological tests of verbal memory. It has been translated into numerous languages including Spanish, German, Arabic, Hebrew, Czech, Portuguese, and English. The present study examined the hypothesis that the learning of word lists forms an algorithmic pattern across all cultures. To this end, a sample of 200 Arabic-speaking Omani adults between the ages of 18 and 50 years was collected. The resulting norms were then compared withexisting American and Brazilian samples. The study confirmed that the first trial on the RAVLT correlates with demographic variables, whereas the learning slope on subsequent trials is almost identical across all cultures. Based on the above finding, the slope of the verbal learning test is hypothesized to measure a psychophysiological process linked with the hippocampal formation and allows for the laying down of new memories. In contrast, the first trial of the test is amenable to more cultural, demographic, and environmental factors.

The effect of a psychomotor intervention on electroencephalography and neuropsychological performances in older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment

“…Nevertheless, an assessment of objective cognitive impairment through cognitive or neuropsychological tests, 51 or specific biomarkers is missing 52 . In addition, the results of RAVLT may be influenced by the following factors: demographic variables, age, 53,54 gender, educational attainment, intelligence quotients and influences from different cultural backgrounds 55,56 . These factors should be controlled in future studies.…”

“…52 In addition, the results of RAVLT may be influenced by the following factors: demographic variables, age, 53,54 gender, educational attainment, intelligence quotients and influences from different cultural backgrounds. 55,56 These factors should be controlled in future studies.…”

Czech version of Rey Auditory Verbal Learning test: Normative data

“…T1 and, to some degree, T2 are measures of focused/divided attention. Moreover, T1 and delayed recall are both affected by multiple variables, particularly frontal lobe functioning (Jones et al, 2005;Poreh, Sultan, & Levin, 2012) that should be investigated in further clinical studies, where both deficits are present, e.g., Parkinson's disease. Note: n = number; M = arithmetic mean; SD = standard deviation; RecE = recency effects from trials 1 to 5.…”

Historie a současnost Reyova Auditorně-verbálního testu učení (RAVLT) v Česku

“…Avšak jak je zřejmé z tabulky č. 3, i průměrný výkon i u mladších dospělých se může lišit mezi jednotlivými normativními studiemi realizovanými v různých zemích (Bezdicek, Stepankova, et al, 2014b;Ferreira Correia & Campagna Osorio, 2014;Messinis, Tsakona, Malefaki, & Papathanasopoulos, 2007;Poreh, Sultan, & Levin, 2012). Tyto rozdílné průměrné výkony mezi jednotlivými zeměmi tak jen ukazují důležitost disponovat adekvátními normami pro dané socio-kulturní prostředí, jak zmiňuje i Jolana Stehlíková (2018) ve své recenzi Paměťového testu učení (tj.…”