title: Rapid serial naming: relations between different stimuli and neuropsychological factors.
abstract: We report two studies on rapid serial naming (RSN). Study 1 addressed the relations among RSN tasks comprising different stimuli. Separate components for RSN of alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric stimuli, as well as for tasks in which the stimuli alternated between categories were identified. In Study 2, phonological skills, processing speed, motor dexterity, and verbal fluency were found to explain RSN performance. The studies indicate: (1) that RSN tasks vary in their properties according to the stimuli used and according to the way the tasks are arranged, and (2) that RSN tasks are multi-componented.
authors.affiliation: Niilo Mäki Institute, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, Jyväskylä 40014, Finland. vesa.narhi@nmi.jyu.fi
authors.forename: Vesa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Närhi
authors.forename: Timo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ahonen
authors.forename: Mikko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aro
authors.forename: Taisto
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Leppäsaari
authors.forename: Tapio T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Korhonen
authors.forename: Asko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tolvanen
authors.forename: Heikki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lyytinen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D011930:Reaction Time; D014145:Trail Making Test; D014705:Verbal Behavior