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Title: Bilingualism Characteristics in Second Generation Latin American Immigrants.
Creator: Ortega, Alexandra, Rosselli, Monica
Abstract/Description: This study examined the linguistic characteristics of a sample of second-generation Latin American immigrants and a control group of English monolinguals. Participants included both males and females from 18-40 years old. For all the bilingual participants L1 was Spanish but they had been schooled mostly in English (L2). The examined language domains included: grammatical and semantic judgment, vocabulary, reading, writing, and fluency of both L1 and L2. It was observed that L2 significantly...
Show moreThis study examined the linguistic characteristics of a sample of second-generation Latin American immigrants and a control group of English monolinguals. Participants included both males and females from 18-40 years old. For all the bilingual participants L1 was Spanish but they had been schooled mostly in English (L2). The examined language domains included: grammatical and semantic judgment, vocabulary, reading, writing, and fluency of both L1 and L2. It was observed that L2 significantly overwrote L1, becoming the dominant language. Grammatical judgment as well as reading and writing became more accurate, vocabulary was larger, and fluency was greater in English than in Spanish. Interference from English to Spanish in reading, writing and vocabulary was significant, whereas interference in the opposite direction was minimal. Two questions are discussed: the switch of the dominant language from L1 to L2 and the language profile in each one of the two languages.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005033
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
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Title: Influence of Bilingualism in Simple Arithmetic.
Creator: Nishat, Towhid, Rosselli, Monica, Graduate College
Abstract/Description: It has been widely hypothesized that while doing arithmetic individuals use two distinct routes for phonological output. A direct route requires exact arithmetic which is thought to have been linked to language dependent areas of the brain. In addition, an indirect route thought to be language independent is active during arithmetic approximation that relies on visuo-spatial skills. The arithmetic double route has been incorporated on the triple code model that consists of Visual Arabic code...
Show moreIt has been widely hypothesized that while doing arithmetic individuals use two distinct routes for phonological output. A direct route requires exact arithmetic which is thought to have been linked to language dependent areas of the brain. In addition, an indirect route thought to be language independent is active during arithmetic approximation that relies on visuo-spatial skills. The arithmetic double route has been incorporated on the triple code model that consists of Visual Arabic code for identifying string of digits, magnitude code for knowledge in numeral quantities, and verbal code for rote arithmetic fact. Our goal is to investigate whether language experience has an effect on the processing of exact/approximation math using bilingual participants who have access to two languages. We will measure the 2 groups monolinguals/bilingual processing speed to complete the 2 tasks Exact/Approximation in 2 codes Arabic digit/Verbal. We hypothesized a faster reaction time in exact arithmetic task in comparison to approximation due to it being language dependent. We expect a positive correlation between self rated language proficiency and exact arithmetic in verbal code. We also expect a main effect for the task Exact vs. Approximation independent of the input code when the stimulus was presented in either Arabic digit and/or verbal codes. Results from this study have implications in understanding the importance of the input code when processing numbers. Further neuroimaging studies need to be compiled to investigate brain activation during simple arithmetic when bilinguals use verbal or Arabic digit coding.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005844
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Title: Mirror Neurons: Imitation and Emotional Differences Among Males and Females, Preliminary Results.
Creator: Reale, AmberRose, Rosselli, Monica, Graduate College
Abstract/Description: The mirror neuron system MNS consists of a specific class of visuomotor neurons, which fire for both observation of an action, and for execution of that action, as well as showing differences for empathy and gender. We studied the effect of different emotions on accuracy and response time of an imitative motor finger sequencing task for males and females. Method: A sample of 56 individuals aged 19-40 26 males, 30 females living in South Florida were All participants had Alexithymia scores of...
Show moreThe mirror neuron system MNS consists of a specific class of visuomotor neurons, which fire for both observation of an action, and for execution of that action, as well as showing differences for empathy and gender. We studied the effect of different emotions on accuracy and response time of an imitative motor finger sequencing task for males and females. Method: A sample of 56 individuals aged 19-40 26 males, 30 females living in South Florida were All participants had Alexithymia scores of 60 or below and were free of any traumatic head injuries or current psychological disorders. No differences in years of education or age were found across groups. Results: 1. A one way ANOVA showed a significant difference in empathy or males and females F1,546.55, p .05, with a higher score for females. 2. A repeated measures ANOVA was conducted to compare levels of empathy and accuracy of the two emotion trials happy and angry among gender. The test of within-subjects effects showed a trend toward significance for the interaction between the emotion task and empathy level F1,533.05, p .087. Additionally, the interaction between the emotion task and gender shows a strong trend toward significance F1,533.73, p .059. No significant interaction was found for response time and empathy. Discussion: These preliminary results support differences for empathy levels among gender. It is expected that with a larger sample and more statistical power, significance in reached. These finding may offer a connection between empathy and gender effects in the MNS.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005849
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Title: Bilingualism and arithmetic - a pilot study.
Creator: Nishat, Towhid, Perez, G., Rosselli, Monica, Graduate College
Date Issued: 2013-04-12
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361333
Subject Headings: Bilingualism, Arithmetic
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Title: Arithmetic and language proficiency in Spanish/English billinguals.
Creator: Perez, G., Nishat, Towhid, Rosselli, Monica
Date Issued: 2013-04-05
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361163
Subject Headings: Bilingualism, Arithmetic
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Title: Cognitive performance predicted by recreational drug use.
Creator: Paz, Andres L., Rosselli, Monica, Graduate College
Date Issued: 2013-04-12
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361952
Subject Headings: Drug abuse, Cognition
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Title: Association between BMI and executive functioning.
Creator: Lalwani, Laxmi N., Rosselli, Monica, Graduate College
Date Issued: 2013-04-12
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361940
Subject Headings: Body Mass Index, Executive Function
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Title: Cognitive differences between professional musicians and non-musicians: a research proposal.
Creator: Kofman, Olga Loraine, Rosselli, Monica
Date Issued: 2013-04-05
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361107
Subject Headings: Mozart effect, Music, Brain, Cognition
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Title: Impact of gender and age on confrontation naming and linguistic facility in aging populations.
Creator: Gonzalez, Katherine, Rosselli, Monica, Velez-Uribe, Idaly
Abstract/Description: Word retrieval often presents a problem for aging populations. The Boston Naming Test (BNT) is a prevalent neuropsychological exam that uses word retrieval to reveal relevant information leading to a diagnosis of cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. This study investigated the effects of age and gender on a confrontation naming test. Confrontation naming was assessed using the Boston Naming Test. The sample included 538 participants (185 males, 383 females) individuals...
Show moreWord retrieval often presents a problem for aging populations. The Boston Naming Test (BNT) is a prevalent neuropsychological exam that uses word retrieval to reveal relevant information leading to a diagnosis of cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. This study investigated the effects of age and gender on a confrontation naming test. Confrontation naming was assessed using the Boston Naming Test. The sample included 538 participants (185 males, 383 females) individuals residing in South Florida. Participants were divided into two groups, a high cognitive functioning and a low cognitive functioning group, based on the participant’s scores on the mini mental state examination (MMSE). Results did support the hypothesis that age has a significant effect on confrontational naming test ability in both cognitive groups. Conversely, the anticipation that gender would play a role on performance on the BNT for either group was not supported by the results.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005018
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
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Title: Epidemiology of alcohol use among Florida college students.
Creator: Keim, Carley, Gonzalez, Paz B., Avila, R.R., Rosselli, Monica
Abstract/Description: When considering the evolving nature of problematic drinking, it is important to continually assess its prevalence throughout various demographics. Our goal was to analyze significant demographical data from a longitudinal pilot study measuring drinking behavior relative to inhibitory functioning among the young adult college population. Post hoc analyses revealed that when comparing African Americans (M=19.40, SD=±3.286) to European Americans (M=15.75, SD=±2.173) and Hispanics/Latinos (M=16...
Show moreWhen considering the evolving nature of problematic drinking, it is important to continually assess its prevalence throughout various demographics. Our goal was to analyze significant demographical data from a longitudinal pilot study measuring drinking behavior relative to inhibitory functioning among the young adult college population. Post hoc analyses revealed that when comparing African Americans (M=19.40, SD=±3.286) to European Americans (M=15.75, SD=±2.173) and Hispanics/Latinos (M=16.06, SD=±2.886), African Americans reported a significantly older age of drinking onset. ANOVA analyses revealed men and European Americans to consume significantly more alcohol than others. The age at which one began drinking significantly predicted numerous drinking behaviors: average number of drinks consumed, b=-.35, t(47)=-2.56, p < .05; largest number of drinks consumed per occasion, b=-.43, t(48)=-3.26, p < .01. Conversely, older age of one’s first binge drinking experience significantly predicted future frequent drinking behaviors.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005026
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
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Title: Associations Between Alcohol and Drug Use Among Collegiate Young Adults: Preliminary Findings.
Creator: Gonzalez, Brianna, Paz, Andres L., Keim, C.A., Avila, R.R., Rosselli, Monica
Abstract/Description: The current study aims to examine correlates between binge drinking behavior with licit and illicit drug use among college students. Thirty-seven undergraduates (6 male) completed questionnaires concerning alcohol consumption throughout the one month duration of the study. Participants performed three cognitive computer tasks at both baseline (T1) and follow-up (T2) assessment. At T2 participants also filled out a drug usage questionnaire. This study stems from a larger longitudinal pilot...
Show moreThe current study aims to examine correlates between binge drinking behavior with licit and illicit drug use among college students. Thirty-seven undergraduates (6 male) completed questionnaires concerning alcohol consumption throughout the one month duration of the study. Participants performed three cognitive computer tasks at both baseline (T1) and follow-up (T2) assessment. At T2 participants also filled out a drug usage questionnaire. This study stems from a larger longitudinal pilot study. Strong correlations were found for increased cigarette use: the number of drinking days reported, r (34) = .442, p =.007, as well as non-binge drinking days and marijuana use, r (34) =.465, p =.004. Cigarette smokers were more likely than not to partake in multiple drinking behaviors. Marijuana was found to be used more on days in which binge drinking did not occur alluding to a preference to smoke rather than drink excessively while smoking marijuana.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005019
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
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Title: A Cross-Lingustic Analysis of Language Effects on Personality Measures in Spanish-English Bilinguals.
Creator: Gonzalez, Katherine, Velez-Uribe, Idaly, Rosselli, Monica, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description: The Big Five inventory is a 44-item scale that classifies participants based on five dimensions of personality with versions available in English and Spanish. Previous studies have found differences in BFI dimensions of Spanish-English bilinguals. We asked if Spanish-English bilinguals described themselves differently when answering in different languages. The present study investigated how Spanish-English bilinguals are classified when answering the BFI in both languages. In a cross...
Show moreThe Big Five inventory is a 44-item scale that classifies participants based on five dimensions of personality with versions available in English and Spanish. Previous studies have found differences in BFI dimensions of Spanish-English bilinguals. We asked if Spanish-English bilinguals described themselves differently when answering in different languages. The present study investigated how Spanish-English bilinguals are classified when answering the BFI in both languages. In a cross-linguistic design, we assessed a sample of Spanish-English bilinguals. We hypothesized that we would find that bilinguals would score significantly different in both languages in the dimensions of extraversion and conscientiousness, with English scores being expected to be significantly higher than Spanish scores. Results revealed significantly different scores in Spanish and English in all five dimensions of the BFI. These results emphasize the issue of language in psychological evaluations, with the possibility of language dependence skewing the results for bilingual patients.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005193
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
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Title: Verbal fluency in bilingual Alzheimer's disease patients.
Creator: Salvatierra, Judy Lee, Florida Atlantic University, Rosselli, Monica
Abstract/Description: Studies have demonstrated that in verbal fluency tests monolingual AD patients show greater difficulties retrieving words under semantic conditions compared to phonemic. This study tried to determine whether this was reproduced in both languages of Spanish/English bilingual AD patients. Performance on verbal fluency was also compared to AD severity. A difference in performance was found based on language and on cue condition. An interaction between AD severity and cue condition was also found...
Show moreStudies have demonstrated that in verbal fluency tests monolingual AD patients show greater difficulties retrieving words under semantic conditions compared to phonemic. This study tried to determine whether this was reproduced in both languages of Spanish/English bilingual AD patients. Performance on verbal fluency was also compared to AD severity. A difference in performance was found based on language and on cue condition. An interaction between AD severity and cue condition was also found. Patients that were categorized as less severe produced more words under the semantic condition while those that were categorized as more severe did not show a difference between conditions suggesting a faster decline in semantic verbal fluency tests. Furthermore, this pattern was produced in both languages.
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Date Issued: 2003
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13085
Subject Headings: Alzheimer's disease--Patients, Speech disorders
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Title: Ethnicity, Education, and Linguistic Effects on Verbal Fluency Tasks in American Elders.
Creator: Zoller, Yaron Joseph, Rosselli, Monica, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Educational level affects various neuropsychological measures including performance on verbal fluency tasks. It is still unclear how this effect may differ across the different types of fluency tasks (i.e. animals,fruits, vegetables and clothing) and across American ethnic groups (Hispanics, Europeans, Africans, and African Carib beans) using different languages (English and Spanish). Using a sample of 140 normal elder Americans (ages 57 to 88; 38M/ 102F) divided into two education groups (7...
Show moreEducational level affects various neuropsychological measures including performance on verbal fluency tasks. It is still unclear how this effect may differ across the different types of fluency tasks (i.e. animals,fruits, vegetables and clothing) and across American ethnic groups (Hispanics, Europeans, Africans, and African Carib beans) using different languages (English and Spanish). Using a sample of 140 normal elder Americans (ages 57 to 88; 38M/ 102F) divided into two education groups (7-11 and> 12 years of education), results showed strong association with performance for education on the categories fruits and clothing and for ethnicity on the total items generated and number of switches for vegetables. Differences between Spanish and English speakers were found for the fruits category. Results suggest that the animal category is the best one to be used to reduce potential effects of education in individuals with more than 7 years of education.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000857
Subject Headings: Educational tests and measurements, Cognition--Social aspects, Cognition--Age factors, Neuropsychology--Cross-cultural studies, Ethnopsychology--Cross-cultural studies
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Title: The Influence of Alcohol in Chronic Cocaine Abuse: A Follow up Study.
Creator: Simmers, Chad Paul, Rosselli, Monica, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Background: Alcohol is the substance most commonly abused in combination with cocaine. Few studies have explored the effect of alcohol on memory recovery of chronic cocaine users. Moreover, results from these studies are often contradictory. The current study compared the effects of alcohol in a sample of cocaine dependent individuals, with and without concomitant alcohol abuse, at early and late abstinence. Methods: Verbal and non-verbal memory ability was tested in 18 cocaine only (COC) and...
Show moreBackground: Alcohol is the substance most commonly abused in combination with cocaine. Few studies have explored the effect of alcohol on memory recovery of chronic cocaine users. Moreover, results from these studies are often contradictory. The current study compared the effects of alcohol in a sample of cocaine dependent individuals, with and without concomitant alcohol abuse, at early and late abstinence. Methods: Verbal and non-verbal memory ability was tested in 18 cocaine only (COC) and 30 dual cocaine and alcohol (CA) dependent participants at 2 weeks and around 3 months after admission to a rehabilitation facility. Verbal immediate and delay memory were assessed using the Digit Span subset of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Revised (WAIS-R) and the California Verbal Learning test (CVLT); non verbal immediate and delay memory were measured using the Benton Visual Retention Test (BVRT) and the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure test (ROCFT). Results: The cocaine participants exhibited a similar memory recovery profile in short term memory tasks independently of their history of alcohol abuse. However, significant group differences emerged in delayed memory tasks. On the ROCFT delayed memory test the CA group performed significantly worse than the COC group with significantly less improvement in scores during abstinence as well. The reduced score enhancement during abstinence in theCA group was also observed in the CVL T delayed memory variables. Conclusions: The present study suggests that the use of alcohol in combination with cocaine may have an effect on memory recovery with specific impact on long-term memory tasks.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000829
Subject Headings: Cocaine abuse--Psychological aspects, Alcoholism--Psychological aspects, Substance abuse--Physiological aspects, Neurobiology
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Title: Effects of parents’ educational level, school type and gender on the development of attention and memory.
Creator: Esmeralda Matute Villaseñor, Araceli Sanz Martín, Emilio Gumá Díaz, Mónica Rosselli, Alfredo Ardila
Abstract/Description: Information about the influence of environmental factors on the development of attention and memory is scarce. This study analyzed the relationship between parents’ educational level, school type and sex on the development of attention and memory. Four hundred and seventy six children (age 5 to 16 years) of public (PuS) and private schools (PrS) participated. The sample was divided in two age groups: G1, age 5 to 8 years and G2, age 9 to 16 years. Attention and memory sub-tests from the...
Show moreInformation about the influence of environmental factors on the development of attention and memory is scarce. This study analyzed the relationship between parents’ educational level, school type and sex on the development of attention and memory. Four hundred and seventy six children (age 5 to 16 years) of public (PuS) and private schools (PrS) participated. The sample was divided in two age groups: G1, age 5 to 8 years and G2, age 9 to 16 years. Attention and memory sub-tests from the Evaluación Neuropsicológica Infantil-ENI (Matute, Rosselli, Ardila and Ostrosky, 2007) were analyzed. There was a significant effect of age on all sub-tests scores where older children obtained higher scores. Also, there was a significant effect of sex and type of school in some tasks, where girls had higher performance than boys and, the students of PrS scored higher than students of PuS. An interaction between type of school and sex was also evident: PrS girls showed higher performance than other groups in some tasks of attention and memory, especially those that imply verbal information processing. There was a significant correlation between the parents’educational level and the performance in G2. Sons of parents with high educational level show better performance than sons of parents with low educational level. The results are discussed in terms of the environmental variables effect on the development of attention and memory.
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Date Issued: 2009
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000487
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Title: Information Technology Induced Attentional Switching Effects on Inhibitory Control.
Creator: Christopher, Deven M., Rosselli, Monica, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description: Deciding what information we attend to has implications on our ability to remain valuable and productive in our respective academic and economic domains. This study investigated if attentional switching due to information technology interruptions would deplete resources in a unique way and impair performance on a response inhibition task. Three groups were compared on the Simon task after participants either did or did not receive interruptions during a self-regulation task. Unexpectedly, a...
Show moreDeciding what information we attend to has implications on our ability to remain valuable and productive in our respective academic and economic domains. This study investigated if attentional switching due to information technology interruptions would deplete resources in a unique way and impair performance on a response inhibition task. Three groups were compared on the Simon task after participants either did or did not receive interruptions during a self-regulation task. Unexpectedly, a larger Simon effect was found for participants who did not receive interruptions. These results conform to previous evidence showing sustained directed attention may result in depletion and effect subsequent inhibitory control. Although not supporting predictions, these results may provide a basis for further research, particularly because younger generations are developing in a more connected world than preceding generations. By understanding these differences, younger generations may better adapt to technological advances and leverage them to their advantage.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013117
Subject Headings: Attention, Interruptions, Information technology, Inhibition
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Title: Influence of bilingualism on simple arithmetic.
Creator: Nishat, Towhid, Rosselli, Monica, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description: It has been widely hypothesized that while doing arithmetic, individuals use two distinct routes for phonological output. A direct route is used for exact arithmetic which is language dependent, while an indirect route is used during arithmetic approximation and thought to be language independent. The arithmetic double route has been incorporated on the triple- code model that consists of visual arabic code for identifying strings of digits, magnitude code for knowledge in numeral quantities,...
Show moreIt has been widely hypothesized that while doing arithmetic, individuals use two distinct routes for phonological output. A direct route is used for exact arithmetic which is language dependent, while an indirect route is used during arithmetic approximation and thought to be language independent. The arithmetic double route has been incorporated on the triple- code model that consists of visual arabic code for identifying strings of digits, magnitude code for knowledge in numeral quantities, and verbal code for rote arithmetic fact. Our goal is to investigate whether language experience has an effect on the processing of exact/approximation math using bilingual participants who have access to two languages, using a theoretical arithmetic processing model, which has been validated across many studies. We have measured the two groups (monolinguals/bilinguals) processing speed for completing the two tasks (Exact/Approximation) in two codes (Arabic digit/Verbal). We hypothesized a faster reaction time in exact arithmetic task in compared to approximation in accordance with the triple-code model. We alsoexpected a main effect for the task (Exact vs.Approximation) independent of the input code when the stimulus was presented in either Arabic digit and/or verbal codes. Our results show exact arithmetic is faster than approximation of arithmetic facts in all codes supporting earlier theories. Also, there was no significant difference in processing speed between monolinguals and bilinguals when performing the arithmetic task in either Arabic and/or verbal codes. In addition, our investigation suggests a modification to the triple-code model when interpreting arithmetic facts in verbal code due to interference of two languages with bilingual participants. Additions to the model can be suggested when the stimulus is expressed in verbal code for visual identification, which may cause interference in bilinguals leading to a first language advantage due to language experience.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004394
Subject Headings: Bilingualism, Computational complexity, Mathematical analysis, Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary), Switching theory
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Title: The Contribution of Depression to the Diagnosis of MCI and Dementia in a Culturally Diverse Sample of the United States.
Creator: Lang, Merike K., Rosselli, Monica, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description: Depression is associated with higher severity of memory disorders and has been shown to predict lower levels of cognitive functioning in those diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or dementia. Yet, little is known about this association cross-culturally, particularly between Hispanics and European Americans. This study demonstrates that although levels of depression differed significantly across diagnostic group, Hispanics and European Americans were similar in levels of depression...
Show moreDepression is associated with higher severity of memory disorders and has been shown to predict lower levels of cognitive functioning in those diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or dementia. Yet, little is known about this association cross-culturally, particularly between Hispanics and European Americans. This study demonstrates that although levels of depression differed significantly across diagnostic group, Hispanics and European Americans were similar in levels of depression at each diagnosis. However, only for the European American group did depression levels predict lower scores in confrontational naming and semantic memory. Additionally, exploratory analyses of the entire sample demonstrated that lower depression predicted less likelihood of MCI or dementia diagnoses. This could indicate that there is a need for intervention and treatment of depression, in particular for later stages of MCI and dementia, that should be culturally catered to individual ethnicities.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013004
Subject Headings: Depression, Mild cognitive impairment, Dementia--United States
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Title: The Assessment of Inhibitory Subcomponents in Relation to Young Adult Binge Drinking.
Creator: Paz, Andres L., Rosselli, Monica, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description: Research identifying the relationship between inhibition and binge drinking in young adults is limited. Accordingly, this study aimed to identify which subcomponent(s) of inhibitory performance is most sensitive at discerning binge-drinking behavior among young adults through a longitudinal design. The sample consisted of 182 alcohol consuming college students (48.3% male) with a mean age of 21.04±1.83 years. Inhibitory processing and alcohol behavior were assessed at baseline and six months...
Show moreResearch identifying the relationship between inhibition and binge drinking in young adults is limited. Accordingly, this study aimed to identify which subcomponent(s) of inhibitory performance is most sensitive at discerning binge-drinking behavior among young adults through a longitudinal design. The sample consisted of 182 alcohol consuming college students (48.3% male) with a mean age of 21.04±1.83 years. Inhibitory processing and alcohol behavior were assessed at baseline and six months later at follow-up. Alcohol behavior was also evaluated throughout participation via 13 biweekly alcohol logs. Multiple regression analysis revealed that interference inhibition (Simon task) contributed to the prediction of the number of drinks consumed during binge drinking occasion among males. These findings suggest that specific subcomponents of response inhibition, and not others, are more suitable for predicting alcohol consumption habits.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004658
Subject Headings: Alcoholism -- Prevention, Binge drinking -- Epidemiology, Compulsive behavior, Decision making -- Psychological aspects, Drinking of alcoholic beverages, Substance abuse -- Prevention, Young adults -- Alcohol use
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