ASPECTOS TRANSCULTURALES EN LA ADAPTACION DE PRUEBAS NEUROPSICOLOGICAS

Antonio E. Puente, Ph.D.

Department of Psychology
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC 28403-3297
Phone: (910) 962-3812 Fax: (910) 962-7010
E-mail: puente@uncwil.edu

Univesidad Computense de Madrid
Madrid, Espana

Mayo 11, 2000

Outline of the presentation
•	Purpose of Presentation
•	Assumptions and Context
•	Legal Issues
•	Translators
•	Translations
•	Norms
•	Confounds
•	Example: Luria
•	Meta-Perspective
•	Summary and Directions

Assumptions

•	Antonio E. Puente

•	North American Bias

•	Traditional Variables of Interest

Legal Issues

•	Copyright

•	Financial

•	Ethical

Translators

•	Availability

•	Bias

•	Literal Translation

Norms
•	Limited Availability

•	Exchangeability of Norms

•	Sampling Techniques

Confounds

•	Cultural Adaptation

•	Educational Attainment

•	Non-Verbal Tests

•	Ecological Validity

Example: Luria

•	Russia

•	Denmark

•	United States

•	Spain

Meta-Perspectives

•	Cultural Meaningfulness

•	Cognitive Equivalence

•	Criterion Validity

•	Neuropsychological  “g”

Summary & Directions 

•	Spanish-Speaking Neuropsychology

•	Greater Push for a Cross-National Neuropsychology

•	Are There Any Cognitive Functions That Are Universal?