title: Cross-cultural differences for three visual memory tasks in Brazilian children.
abstract: Norms for three visual memory tasks, including Corsi's block tapping test and the BEM 144 complex figures and visual recognition, were developed for neuropsychological assessment in Brazilian children. The tasks were measured in 127 children ages 7 to 10 years from rural and urban areas of the States of São Paulo and Minas Gerais. Analysis indicated age-related but not sex-related differences. A cross-cultural effect was observed in relation to copying and recall of Complex pictures. Different performances between rural and urban children were noted.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP/Assis, Department of Experimental Psychology, Avenida Dom Antônio 2100, 19806-900, Assis-SP, Brazil. flaviahs@assis.unesp.br
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Mello
authors.forename: O F A
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Bueno
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dellatolas
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012424:Rural Population; D014505:Urban Population