The generation of visual inferences in normal elderly. Influence of schooling and visual complexity

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Main Author: Ariella Fornachari Ribeiro
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Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento 2010
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contents The generation of visual inferences in normal elderly. Influence of schooling and visual complexity Ariella Fornachari Ribeiro Maria Isabel d’Ávila Freitas Márcia Radanovic Letícia Lessa Mansur Medicina normal elderly Visual inference visual and inferential complexity The generation of inferences makes the construction and comprehension of discourse easier, and integrates representations which add coherence to the arguments. Visuoperceptual and inferential deficits merge in the attempt to explain the difficulties that some individuals have in the comprehension of certain kinds of visual stimuli. Objectives: a) To examine the performance of cognitively healthy elderly subjects in the execution of visual inferences using pictures of different levels of complexity; b) To compare the performance of subjects according to schooling level. Methods: A total of 45 normal elderly aged from 61 to 82yrs (M=68; SD=0.57) were examined. The subjects were divided into three groups according to schooling level: Group 1 (1 to 4 years); Group 2 (5 to 8 years) and Group 3 (9 or more years). Each subject had to create a narrative based on four figures with controlled visual complexity. The narratives were transcribed, analysed and scored. Results: For the essential inferences, the high educated group (3) had a better performance in both visually simple and complex conditions. On the visually complex figures, the medium educated group (2) was statistically equivalent to the high educated group for one figure and equivalent to the less educated group (1) for the other. There was no difference among the groups for the accessory propositions. Conclusions: Visual complexity interferes with the subject’s ability to make inferences in low and medium educated individuals. High educated subjects maintain the same performance in making inferences, regardless of the visual complexity level. 2010 artículo científico 1980-5764 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=339529018008 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3395 Dementia & Neuropsychologia application/pdf Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento Dementia & Neuropsychologia (Brasil) Num.3 Vol.4
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spellingShingle The generation of visual inferences in normal elderly. Influence of schooling and visual complexity
Ariella Fornachari Ribeiro
Medicina
normal elderly
Visual inference
visual and inferential complexity
The generation of visual inferences in normal elderly. Influence of schooling and visual complexity Ariella Fornachari Ribeiro Maria Isabel d’Ávila Freitas Márcia Radanovic Letícia Lessa Mansur Medicina normal elderly Visual inference visual and inferential complexity The generation of inferences makes the construction and comprehension of discourse easier, and integrates representations which add coherence to the arguments. Visuoperceptual and inferential deficits merge in the attempt to explain the difficulties that some individuals have in the comprehension of certain kinds of visual stimuli. Objectives: a) To examine the performance of cognitively healthy elderly subjects in the execution of visual inferences using pictures of different levels of complexity; b) To compare the performance of subjects according to schooling level. Methods: A total of 45 normal elderly aged from 61 to 82yrs (M=68; SD=0.57) were examined. The subjects were divided into three groups according to schooling level: Group 1 (1 to 4 years); Group 2 (5 to 8 years) and Group 3 (9 or more years). Each subject had to create a narrative based on four figures with controlled visual complexity. The narratives were transcribed, analysed and scored. Results: For the essential inferences, the high educated group (3) had a better performance in both visually simple and complex conditions. On the visually complex figures, the medium educated group (2) was statistically equivalent to the high educated group for one figure and equivalent to the less educated group (1) for the other. There was no difference among the groups for the accessory propositions. Conclusions: Visual complexity interferes with the subject’s ability to make inferences in low and medium educated individuals. High educated subjects maintain the same performance in making inferences, regardless of the visual complexity level. 2010 artículo científico 1980-5764 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=339529018008 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3395 Dementia & Neuropsychologia application/pdf Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento Dementia & Neuropsychologia (Brasil) Num.3 Vol.4
title The generation of visual inferences in normal elderly. Influence of schooling and visual complexity
topic Medicina
normal elderly
Visual inference
visual and inferential complexity
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