Vocabulary Is an Appropriate Measure of Premorbid Intelligence in a Sample with Heterogeneous Educational Level in Brazil

Crystallized intelligence refers to one’s knowledge base and can be measured by vocabulary tests. Fluid intelligence is related to nonverbal aspects of intelligence, depends very little on previously acquired knowledge, and can be measured by tests such as Block Design (BD) and Raven Colored Matrice...

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Main Authors: Maira Okada de Oliveira, Ricardo Nitrini, Mônica Sanches Yassuda, Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/875960