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Stroop test in Spanish: children's norms.
1Counseling and Applied Psychology Department, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. cgarmengol@yahoo.com
The Clinical Neuropsychologist
|May 7, 2002
Summary
This study provides developmental norms for the Stroop test in Mexican children aged 6-12. Performance on this inhibition measure showed no gender differences, with parental education having minimal impact.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Neuropsychology
Background:
- The Stroop test is a widely used neuropsychological tool to measure cognitive inhibition and selective attention.
- Understanding developmental trajectories of cognitive functions like inhibition is crucial for identifying typical and atypical development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To establish developmental norms for the Comalli-Kaplan version of the Stroop test in Spanish-speaking children in Mexico.
- To analyze age-related changes in Stroop test performance, including interference effects.
- To investigate the influence of gender and parental education on Stroop test performance.
Main Methods:
- Administered the Comalli-Kaplan Stroop test in Spanish to 349 students (grades 1-6, ages 6-12) from private and public Mexican schools.
- Collected data on age, gender, and parental education.
- Analyzed performance in terms of reaction time and errors to quantify interference.
Main Results:
- No significant gender differences were found in Stroop test performance.
- Parental education was a statistically significant but practically unimportant predictor of performance.
- Developmental norms and age-related interference patterns were established.
Conclusions:
- The study provides valuable normative data for the Spanish Stroop test in a Mexican child population.
- Results support the Stroop test's utility as a measure of inhibition across childhood development.
- Inhibition, as measured by the Stroop test, appears to develop consistently across genders in this age range.