Older adults are typically underrepresented in psycholinguistic research. This motivated survey research to see to if the judgment of word concreteness (i.e., degree to which a word evokes the senses) is changed in aging populations. Older adult respondents in my study rated words as being less concrete than respondents in previous surveys with predominantly younger respondents. This knowledge can be leveraged in speech therapy serving predominantly elder patient populations (e.g., persons with post-stroke aphasia).
Assessing Concreteness Rating Data in Older Adults
Jacquelyn Stochel
Major:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Exhibition Category:
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Exhibition Format:
Poster Presentation
Campus:
University Park
Faculty Sponsor:
Chaleece Sandberg
Poster Number:
16792
Award Winner
Social and Behavioral Sciences - First Place