Rapid serial naming: relations between different stimuli and neuropsychological factors.
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.
Närhi
Vesa
V
Niilo Mäki Institute, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, Jyväskylä 40014, Finland. vesa.narhi@nmi.jyu.fi
Ahonen
Timo
T
Aro
Mikko
M
Leppäsaari
Taisto
T
Korhonen
Tapio T
TT
Tolvanen
Asko
A
Lyytinen
Heikki
H
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