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[A comparative study of norms for a 400 picture set between Brazilian and American children]

Mônica Carolina Miranda1, Sabine Pompéia, Orlando F A Bueno

  • 1Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil.

Revista Brasileira De Psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999)
|February 25, 2005
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This study found a 400-picture set is adequate for cross-cultural use in children aged 5-7. While generally consistent, some pictures showed naming differences between Brazilian and North American children.

Area of Science:

  • Child development
  • Cross-cultural psychology
  • Image perception

Background:

  • Cross-cultural studies require validated stimuli.
  • Picture sets must be evaluated for cultural appropriateness in naming, familiarity, and visual complexity.
  • Previous research has not extensively compared Brazilian and North American children's responses to standardized picture sets.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare Brazilian and North American children's responses to a set of 400 pictures.
  • To assess the cross-cultural validity of the picture set for children aged 5-7.
  • To identify specific pictures that may cause naming inconsistencies across cultures.

Main Methods:

  • Thirty-six Brazilian children (aged 5-7) participated.
  • Procedures and measures mirrored those used for a North American sample.
  • Data were analyzed using Spearman rho correlations and Student t tests for direct comparison.

Main Results:

  • Significant positive correlations were found between Brazilian and North American children's overall results for all measures.
  • Both groups provided different modal names than intended for 59 pictures.
  • Naming discrepancies were noted for 72 pictures by Brazilians and 26 by North Americans, with the other group naming them correctly.

Conclusions:

  • The 400-picture set is suitable for cross-cultural research with children aged 5-7.
  • Researchers should exercise caution with pictures that elicited naming inconsistencies between Brazilian and North American children.
  • Development of culture-specific norms is recommended for pictures with cross-cultural naming variations.
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