Date of Award
Spring 3-16-2002
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
Department
Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology
Abstract
This research investigated in the relationship between acculturation and performance on verbal fluency tasks in a sample of 57 Hispanics of Mexican-American extraction. It was hypothesized that as acculturation to Anglo-American culture approaches assimilation, facilitation of word fluency on the Boston Naming Test (BNT) and the Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWA) will increase. As the independent variable, acculturation was examined on three levels: Mexican·oriented, balanced, and Anglo-oriented using Scale One of the Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans· Second Edition (ARSMA·II). The dependent variables were verbal fluency scores on the BNT and COWA. A 3 x 2 (acculturation group X raw test scores) multiple analysis of variance (MANOV A) was performed to assess differences between mean scores for subjects in the three acculturation groups on the BNT and COWA (A=.408, p
Recommended Citation
Nicoloff, Megan D., "The Effects of Acculturation Level on Boston Naming Test and Controlled Oral Word Association Test in a Sample ofHisparrics ofMexican-American Extraction" (2002). Doctor of Psychology (PsyD). 518.
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/psyd/518