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Thesis (Bachelor's)

Reykjavík University > Samfélagssvið / School of Social Sciences > BSc Viðskipta- og hagfræðideild (og BSc sálfræði -2019) / Department of Business and Economics >

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Title: 
  • Title is in Icelandic Icelandic Norms for Verbal Fluency Tests
Degree: 
  • Bachelor's
Abstract: 
  • The Verbal Fluency Test (VFT) is one of the most used instruments in measuring cognitive functioning. In this study, two VFT (a letter fluency test and a category fluency test) were administrated to a sample of 405 individuals. The aim of this study was to create norms for VFT for the Icelandic population. The hypothesis was that the performance on VFT is dependent on the variables age, gender and education. In addition, it was hypothesised that performance on VFT was impaired among subjects with depression and dyslexia. Results of factorial analysis of variance revealed that age and education, but not gender had main effects on performance on VFT. Depression did not influence verbal fluency but dyslexia did. The normative data for the Icelandic population were created.

  • Abstract is in Icelandic

    Orðaflæðipróf (Verbal Fluency Test eða VFT) er eitt af algengustu mælitækjunum sem notuð eru til að mæla vitræna starfsemi. Í þessari rannsókn voru tvö VFT próf (bókstafsflæðipróf og flokkunarflæðipróf) lögð fyrir 405 manna úrtak. Markmið þessarar rannsóknar var að búa til viðmiðunargildi fyrir VFT fyrir íslenskt þýði. Tilgátan var sú að árangur á VFT væri háð breytum aldurs, kyns og menntunar. Auka-tilgátan var sú að árangur á VFT væri lakari meðal einstaklinga með þunglyndi eða lesblindu. Niðurstöður af fjölþátta dreifigreiningu leiddu í ljós að aldur og menntun, en ekki kyn, hafa megin-áhrif á árangur á VFT. Þunglyndi hafði ekki áhrif á orðaflæði en lesblinda hafði áhrif. Viðmiðunargildi fyrir íslenskt þýði var búið til.

Accepted: 
  • Sep 24, 2013
URI: 
  • http://hdl.handle.net/1946/16633


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