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title	:	Cross-cultural Neuropsychological Assessment : Theory and Practice
author	:	Nell, V.
publisher	:	Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
isbn10 | asin	:	0805833552
print isbn13	:	9780805833553
ebook isbn13	:	9780585201290
language	:	English
subject	Neurologic examination, Transcultural medical care.
publication date	:	2000
lcc	:	RC348.N45 2000eb
ddc	:	616.8/0475
subject	:	Neurologic examination, Transcultural medical care.

Page iii Cross-Cultural Neuropsychological Assessment: Theory and Practice Victor Nell University of South Africa

Page iv Copyright 2000 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microform, retrieval system, or any other means, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers 10 Industrial Avenue Mahwah, New Jersey 07430 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Nell, V. Cross-cultural neuropsychological assessment : theory and practice / Victor Nell. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8058-3355-2 (cloth : alk. paper). ISBN 08058-3356-0 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Neurologic examination. 2. Transcultural medical care. I. Title. RC348.N45 1999 616.8'0475dc21 99-32682 CIP Books published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates are printed on acid-free paper, and their bindings are chosen for strength and durability. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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Page vii CONTENTS Preface xiii Part I The Seduction of Universals 1 Westernization, Racism, and the Politics of Culture 3 2 The Failure of Universalism: Neuropsychological Test Score Differences Across Countries and Cultures 13 Part II Theoretical Foundations of Cross-Cultural Assessment 3 Radical Environmentalism: Vygotsky, Luria, and the Historical Determination of Consciousness 35 4 The Nature of Intelligence: The IQ Controversy in Cross-Cultural Perspective 47 5 Constructs, Norms, and the Problem of Comparability 85 6 A Behavioral Frame: Neuropsychology as a Transferable Technology 103

Page viii Part III The Practice of Cross-Cultural Assessment 7 The Cardinal Manifestations of Traumatic Brain Injury 115 8 Realism and Intensity in the Diagnostic Interview 145 9 Buds, Flowers, Fruits: Potential, Performance, and Test Administration 159 10 A Core Test Battery 170 11 Structuring Behavioral Reports 202 Appendices 215 References 258 Indexes 271

Page ix FIGURES Figure 4.1 The Trail Making Test 60 Figure 9.1 The Hick Box 165 Figure 9.2 Practice item for the Complex Figure Test 168 Figure 10.1 Four practice items for Picture Completion 185 Figure 10.2 Additional practice item for Block Design administered as Item 4a 187 Figure 10.3 Two practice items for the Benton Visual Retention Test 192-193 Figure 10.4 Geometric Design Reproduction with two practice items 194 Figure 10.5 Three-dimensional design reproduction 195 Figure 10.6 Clock faces for Tell the Time 196 Figure Al.1 Apparatus to demonstrate concrete and formal operations 219 Figure A3.1 Visual acuity and number identification 233 Figure A12.1 Specimen position card for the Tower of London Test showing starting position

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