Abstract

KLEIN, Margarete et al. The stroop paradigm in a brazilian elderly sample. Psicol. hosp. (São Paulo) [online]. 2010, vol.8, n.1, pp.93-112. ISSN 2175-3547.

Objectives: To verify the Stroop effect, the influence of education, IQ and age in a sample of elderly subjects of the population. Methods: We included 61 healthy elderly aged 60 to 85 years, from São Paulo State and education between 2 and 18 years. The sample was stratified for age group and also for years of education ( 2 to 8 years and 9 to 18 years).Results: The analysis revealed an overall performance inferior compared to the normative reference sample Canadian. The performance was better when stratified for education, although mantaining an inferior pattern. The standart desviations are more amples to the studied sample and a smaller interference effect was found. There are significatives correlations between the variables education and IQ with the performance, however without significance between age and performance. Conclusion: The results suggest the influence of education/IQ on the performance, but not to the age. There is variability of performance demanding more researches with larger samples of the Brazilian population.

Keywords : Stroop; Elderly; Executive functions.

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