RACE, GENDER, AND EDUCATIONAL-LEVEL EFFECTS ON BOSTON NAMING TEST-SCORES

The Boston Naming Test is designed to identify word retrieval problems ; however, normative data for this test are limited. One hundred subje cts participated in this study to examine race, gender, and educationa l level effects on test scores. Subjects included 25 African American males, 25 African American females, 25 Caucasian males, and 25 Caucasi an females with no neurologic impairment from a wide age range. Race a nd gender did not have a significant effect on test scores; however, e ducational level had an effect on the number of correct responses. Sub jects with more years of education were determined to have exposure to a wider vocabulary base which was credited with the higher test score s.