Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 14, 2026
07:31
Defining the Role Of Language in Infants' Object Categorization with Eye-tracking Paradigms
Published on: February 8, 2019
A visual object naming task standardized for the Croatian language: a tool for research and clinical practice
Maja Rogić1, Ana Jerončić, Marija Bošnjak
1University of Split, Split, Croatia, maja.rogic@mefst.hr.
Behavior Research Methods
|January 25, 2013
Summary
This study provides crucial normative data for Croatian picture naming, establishing benchmarks for object recognition and language processing in healthy native speakers. These findings aid research in perception, memory, and brain mapping.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Linguistics
Background:
- Establishing normative data is essential for accurate interpretation of psycholinguistic studies.
- Previous normative studies exist for English but are lacking for the Croatian language.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide comprehensive normative data for picture naming in the Croatian language.
- To standardize object naming based on key psycholinguistic variables.
Main Methods:
- Utilized 346 visually presented objects for picture naming tasks.
- Standardized naming based on latency, name agreement, familiarity, visual complexity, word length, syllables, and word frequency.
Main Results:
- Collected descriptive statistics and correlation patterns for Croatian picture naming.
- Findings align with normative data from studies in other languages.
Conclusions:
- The generated normative data are valuable for Croatian studies on perception, language, and memory.
- Data can assist in preoperative and intraoperative mapping of speech and language brain areas.
Related Concept Videos
01:12Visual Agnosia
Visual agnosia is a condition characterized by the inability to recognize visually presented objects despite having normal vision. For instance, a person with visual agnosia can describe the shape and color of an object but cannot identify or name it. This impairment does not affect their visual field, acuity, color vision, brightness discrimination, language, or memory. An example of this condition in a social setting is someone at a dinner party asking for "that silver thing with a round end"...
01:24Prosopagnosia
Prosopagnosia, also known as face blindness, is the inability to recognize faces. In severe cases, individuals with prosopagnosia may not recognize close family members, including parents and spouses, by their faces. For instance, someone with prosopagnosia might walk past their child in a crowd, only realizing their mistake upon noticing their child's distinctive backpack or favorite jacket. Prosopagnosia specifically impairs facial recognition, while the recognition of other objects or...
01:14Brain Imaging
Brain imaging technologies provide critical insights into both the structure and function of the human brain, enabling medical professionals and researchers to diagnose, study, and treat neurological disorders or psychiatric disorders more effectively.
These technologies include computerized axial tomography (CAT or CT scans), positron-emission tomography (PET scans), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).
These technologies include computerized axial tomography (CAT or CT scans), positron-emission tomography (PET scans), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).