Svarstiden vid klinisk bedömning av högre språkliga förmågor hos vuxna
Högre språklig förmågaSubtila språkliga nedsättningarSvarstidProcesshastighetVuxnaHigh level languageSubtle language disordersResponse timeProcessing speedAdults
The aim of the present study was to investigate response time variations in tasks for assessment of high level language functions and how response time is related to education, age and gender. Response time is defined as the time to complete a task after it has been presented. 103 subjects, aged 20 to 80 years, were tested with the Assessment of Subtle Language Disorders, Sentence analysis and Morphological completion. The subtest Comprehension of ambiguous sentences showed the longest response time and Morphological completion the shortest. Correlations were found between increasing age and longer response time for Comprehension of metaphors and between education and response time for several subtests. No gender differences were found. The study contributes to a better understanding of response times for adults without neurological diseases when assessing higher linguistic ability. The importance of a qualitative analysis of the response time and not only scores is discussed.