Cultural Values Underlying Psychometric Cognitive Testing |
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| Authors: | Alfredo?Ardila mailto:ardilaa@fiu.edu" title=" ardilaa@fiu.edu" itemprop=" email" data-track=" click" data-track-action=" Email author" data-track-label=" " >Email author |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Florida International University, Miami, Florida;(2) Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Florida International University, HLS144, Miami, Florida, 33199 |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
It is proposed that culture (values, beliefs, styles of behavior) can affect neuropsychological testing.Cognitive testing represents a social situation that-as any social situation, it is one governed by implicit cultural rules. At least eight different culture-dependent values underlie cognitive testing: (1)One-to-one relationship, (2) Background authority, (3) Best performance, (4)Isolated environment (5) Special type of communication, (6) Speed, (7) Internal or subjective issues, and (8) The use of specific testing elements and strategies. In addition, it is proposed that“the distance” (e.g., gender, age, ethnicity) between the examiner and the examinee may potentiallyimpact the testing situation. A special analysis regarding the function of instruction in cognitive tests is also presented emphasizing that test instruction interpretation is also culture-dependent. Some potential avenues of research are finally proposed. |
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| Keywords: | cognitive testing cultural values culture differences cross-cultural neuropsychology |
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