Wachholz TBDO, Yassuda MS. The interpretation of proverbs by elderly with high, medium and low educational level: Abstract reasoning as an aspect of executive functions.
Dement Neuropsychol 2011;
5:31-37. [PMID:
29213717 PMCID:
PMC5619136 DOI:
10.1590/s1980-57642011dn05010006]
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Abstract
It is now known that cognitive functions tend to decline with age. Executive
functions (EF) are among the first abilities to decline with aging. A
subcomponent of the EF is abstract reasoning. The Test of Proverbs is an
instrument that can be used to evaluate the capacity of abstract reasoning.
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