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47 Premorbid Intellectual Functioning and Not Education Predicts Memory Performance Virtual Environment Grocery Store

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 December 2023

Rebekah A Griffin ,
Logan A Guillory ,
Danielle R Hardesty ,
Jacob S Avendano ,
Harrison G Boynton ,
Derek C Killingsworth ,
Yenifer L Morales-Mejia ,
Thomas D Parsons  and
Michael D Barnett
Rebekah A Griffin*
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA.
Logan A Guillory
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA.
Danielle R Hardesty
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA.
Jacob S Avendano
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA.
Harrison G Boynton
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA.
Derek C Killingsworth
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA.
Yenifer L Morales-Mejia
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA.
Thomas D Parsons
Affiliation:
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA
Michael D Barnett
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA.
*
Correspondence: Rebekah Griffin, University of Texas at Tyler, [email protected]
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Abstract

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Objective:

Previous research has found that measures of premorbid intellectual functioning may be predictive of performance on memory tasks among older adults (Duff, 2010). Intellectual functioning itself is correlated with education. The purpose of this study was to investigate the incremental validity of a measure of premorbid intellectual functioning over education levels to predict performance on the Virtual Environment Grocery Store (VEGS), which involves a simulated shopping experience assessing learning, memory, and executive functioning.

Participants and Methods:

Older adults (N = 118, 60.2% female, age 60-90, M = 73.51, SD = 7.46) completed the Wechsler Test of Adult Reading and the VEGS.

Results:

WTAR and education level explained 9.4% of the variance in VEGS long delay free recall, F = 5.97, p = 0.003). WTAR was a significant predictor (ß = 0.25, p = 0.006), while level of education was not.

Conclusions:

These results suggest that crystalized intelligence may benefit recall on a virtual reality shopping task.

Keywords

premorbid functioningneuropsychological assessmenttechnology
Type
Poster Session 08: Assessment | Psychometrics | Noncredible Presentations | Forensic
Information
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 29 , Supplement s1: Final Program Fifty First Annual Meeting International Neuropsychological Society February 1–4, 2023 San Diego, CA, USA , November 2023 , pp. 726 - 727
Copyright
Copyright © INS. Published by Cambridge University Press, 2023