Research With Spanish-Speaking Populations In The United States: Lost In the Translation. A Commentary and A Plea

ARTIOLA I FORTUNY, L; FELDMAN, E; FERNÁNDEZ BARILLAS, H; GAROLERA, M; HERMOSILLO ROMO; KEEFE, R; LEMAÎTRE, M.J; ORTIZ MARTÍN, A; MIRSKY, A; MONGUIÓ I; MOROTE, G; PARCHMENT, S.; DA PENA, E; POLITIS D. G; SEDÓ, M; TAUSSIK I; VALDIVIA; VERGER MAESTRE, K

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

Psychology Press

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2005 p. 555 - 564

1380-3395

Verbal material used to assess the cognitive abilities of spanish - speakers in the United States is frequently of linguistically unacceptable quality. The use of these materials in research settings is thought to pose a serious threat to test validity and hence to the validity of claimed results or conclusions. The authors explain how and why incorrect languaje finds its way into cognitive test used in research and other settings and suggest solutions to this serious problem.