Symbol Digit Modalities Test-Oral Version: An Analysis of Culture Influence on a Processing Speed Test in Argentina, Mexico, and the USA

María Bárbara Eizaguirre; Sandra Ines Vanotti; Adriana Aguayo Arelis; Brenda Rabago Barajas; Evangelina Valeria Cores; Miguel Angel Macías; Ralph H.B. Benedict; Fernando Cáceres

doi:10.1080/87565641.2020.1737699

Symbol Digit Modalities Test-Oral Version: An Analysis of Culture Influence on a Processing Speed Test in Argentina, Mexico, and the USA

María Bárbara Eizaguirre
, Sandra Ines Vanotti
, Adriana Aguayo Arelis
, Brenda Rabago Barajas
, Evangelina Valeria Cores
, Miguel Angel Macías
, Ralph H.B. Benedict
, Fernando Cáceres

Neurology

Universidad de Buenos Aires
INEBA- Neurosciencies Institute of Buenos Aires
Universidad de Guadalajara
General Hospital of Acute Diseases Eva Perón - CONICET

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The Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) is an information processing speed test. The aim of this study was to compare the SDMT across three samples: the USA, Mexico, and Argentina. The hypothesis is that performance will vary based on native language and cultural differences between these countries. The SDMT was administered to 129 healthy volunteers. Participants from the USA performed better than participants from Argentina and Mexico (p < .01), and no differences were observed between the latter groups (p = .15). Processing speed differs between the studied populations of Latin America and Anglo-America. Possible interpretations of this result are presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	129-138
Number of pages	10
Journal	Developmental Neuropsychology
Volume	45
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2020.1737699
State	Published - Apr 2 2020

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Eizaguirre, M. B., Vanotti, S. I., Aguayo Arelis, A., Rabago Barajas, B., Cores, E. V., Macías, M. A., Benedict, R. H. B., & Cáceres, F. (2020). Symbol Digit Modalities Test-Oral Version: An Analysis of Culture Influence on a Processing Speed Test in Argentina, Mexico, and the USA. Developmental Neuropsychology, 45(3), 129-138. https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2020.1737699

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