Alfredo Ardila
Biographic Data
| ID | 515613 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alfredo Ardila |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alfredo |
| FAMILY NAME | Ardila |
| SIGNATURE | ARDILA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida International University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9903-2963 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A preliminary validation of the Multi-ethnic Acculturation Scale (MAS) for first-generation Asian migrants in Scotland
Acculturation is a complex process involving cognitive, behavioural, and emotional adaptations as people adjust to a new cultural environment. This study evaluated the validity and reliability of the Multi-Ethnic Acculturation Scale (MAS) among first-generation migrants in Scotland. Migrants from 13 Asian countries completed the English-language MAS, which measures acculturation across three domains: cognitive, behavioural, and physical. Confirma…
In nomine Diaboli
This article addresses the topic of ideologies underlying organized crime using interviews with individuals living in Mafia-affected territories. High school and university students produced narratives that reflected their ideologies about organized crime, which were duly compared with the ideologies endorsed by Mafia members in televised interviews. This comparison has yielded several similarities, namely the presence of amoralism, familism, ver…
Cultural Universals
Cultural Intelligence Hypothesis, The
A.R. Luria’s cultural neuropsychology in the 21st century
Luria has long been one of the most influential authors in cognitive neurosciences, in particular in neuropsychology. New scientific advances and clinical observations have confirmed many of his proposals and hypotheses. In this paper one of his major ideas is analyzed: the influence of cultural factors on human cognition. The systemic-dynamic Lurian analysis of brain activity is based on Vygotsky's concept of higher mental functions, which are s…
Who Are the Spanish Speakers? An Examination of Their Linguistic, Cultural, and Societal Commonalities and Differences
In this article, three different aspects of the Spanish-speaking community are analyzed: (1) The idiosyncratic characteristics of the Spanish language, (2) the social dimension of the Spanish speakers, and finally, (3) their cultural manifestations. Two major Hispanic subcultures are distinguished: Iberian Spanish culture and Hispano American culture. Initially, the distribution of Spanish speakers in the world and the major oral and written char…
Prosopagnosia (Face Recognition)
Vygotskian Intelligence Hypothesis, the (Moll Et Al., 2007)
Subcultural Theory
Oral and written language abilities in young Spanish/English bilinguals
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare oral and written language abilities in English and Spanish of young bilinguals residing in the USA. Methodology: Sixty-two participants (mean age = 23.7; SD = 3.50), consisting of 42 bilinguals (born of Spanish-speaking parents) and 20 English monolinguals, were administered a battery of 15 language tasks. Analysis: Bilinguals were divided into two groups: (a) US-born (simultaneous bilinguals who …
Sex Differences in Cognitive Development
Cognate facilitation effect in balanced and non-balanced Spanish–English bilinguals using the Boston Naming Test
The “cognate facilitation effect” refers to the advantage cognate words have over non-cognates in speed of recognition and production of words during the performance of multiple oral and written language tasks. It has been demonstrated that bilinguals produce and recognize cognates faster than non-cognates. Questions remain about the variables affecting the cognate facilitation effect. The present study investigated whether naming ability in a re…
Comparing cognitive performance in illiterate and literate children
Gender differences in cognitive development
The potential effect of gender on intellectual abilities remains controversial. The purpose of this research was to analyze gender differences in cognitive test performance among children from continuous age groups. For this purpose, the normative data from 7 domains of the newly developed neuropsychological test battery, the Evaluación Neuropsicológica Infantil [Child Neuropsychological Assessment] (Matute, Rosselli, Ardila, & Ostrosky-Solis, 20…
Spanglish
The blend between Spanish and English found in Hispanic or Latino communities in the United States is usually known as “Spanglish.” It is suggested that Spanglish represents the most important contemporary linguistic phenomenon in the United States that has barely been approached from a linguistic point of view. Spanglish may be interpreted in different ways: as a pidgin, a Creole language, an interlanguage, or an anglicized Spanish dialect. Rega…
Averbia as a selective naming disorder
Phonological transformations in conduction aphasia
Phonological transformations in Spanish-speaking aphasics
Gender differences in cognitive development
The potential effect of gender on intellectual abilities remains controversial. The purpose of this research was to analyze gender differences in cognitive test performance among children from continuous age groups. For this purpose, the normative data from 7 domains of the newly developed neuropsychological test battery, the Evaluación Neuropsicológica Infantil [Child Neuropsychological Assessment] (Matute, Rosselli, Ardila, & Ostrosky-Solis, 20…
Who Are the Spanish Speakers? An Examination of Their Linguistic, Cultural, and Societal Commonalities and Differences
In this article, three different aspects of the Spanish-speaking community are analyzed: (1) The idiosyncratic characteristics of the Spanish language, (2) the social dimension of the Spanish speakers, and finally, (3) their cultural manifestations. Two major Hispanic subcultures are distinguished: Iberian Spanish culture and Hispano American culture. Initially, the distribution of Spanish speakers in the world and the major oral and written char…
Spanglish
The blend between Spanish and English found in Hispanic or Latino communities in the United States is usually known as “Spanglish.” It is suggested that Spanglish represents the most important contemporary linguistic phenomenon in the United States that has barely been approached from a linguistic point of view. Spanglish may be interpreted in different ways: as a pidgin, a Creole language, an interlanguage, or an anglicized Spanish dialect. Rega…
Comparing cognitive performance in illiterate and literate children
Phonological transformations in Spanish-speaking aphasics
Phonological transformations in Spanish-speaking aphasics
Phonological transformations in conduction aphasia
Averbia as a selective naming disorder
Spanglish
The blend between Spanish and English found in Hispanic or Latino communities in the United States is usually known as “Spanglish.” It is suggested that Spanglish represents the most important contemporary linguistic phenomenon in the United States that has barely been approached from a linguistic point of view. Spanglish may be interpreted in different ways: as a pidgin, a Creole language, an interlanguage, or an anglicized Spanish dialect. Rega…
Gender differences in cognitive development
The potential effect of gender on intellectual abilities remains controversial. The purpose of this research was to analyze gender differences in cognitive test performance among children from continuous age groups. For this purpose, the normative data from 7 domains of the newly developed neuropsychological test battery, the Evaluación Neuropsicológica Infantil [Child Neuropsychological Assessment] (Matute, Rosselli, Ardila, & Ostrosky-Solis, 20…
Comparing cognitive performance in illiterate and literate children
Cognate facilitation effect in balanced and non-balanced Spanish–English bilinguals using the Boston Naming Test
The “cognate facilitation effect” refers to the advantage cognate words have over non-cognates in speed of recognition and production of words during the performance of multiple oral and written language tasks. It has been demonstrated that bilinguals produce and recognize cognates faster than non-cognates. Questions remain about the variables affecting the cognate facilitation effect. The present study investigated whether naming ability in a re…
Sex Differences in Cognitive Development
Prosopagnosia (Face Recognition)
Vygotskian Intelligence Hypothesis, the (Moll Et Al., 2007)
Subcultural Theory
Oral and written language abilities in young Spanish/English bilinguals
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare oral and written language abilities in English and Spanish of young bilinguals residing in the USA. Methodology: Sixty-two participants (mean age = 23.7; SD = 3.50), consisting of 42 bilinguals (born of Spanish-speaking parents) and 20 English monolinguals, were administered a battery of 15 language tasks. Analysis: Bilinguals were divided into two groups: (a) US-born (simultaneous bilinguals who …
Cultural Universals
Cultural Intelligence Hypothesis, The
A.R. Luria’s cultural neuropsychology in the 21st century
Luria has long been one of the most influential authors in cognitive neurosciences, in particular in neuropsychology. New scientific advances and clinical observations have confirmed many of his proposals and hypotheses. In this paper one of his major ideas is analyzed: the influence of cultural factors on human cognition. The systemic-dynamic Lurian analysis of brain activity is based on Vygotsky's concept of higher mental functions, which are s…
Who Are the Spanish Speakers? An Examination of Their Linguistic, Cultural, and Societal Commonalities and Differences
In this article, three different aspects of the Spanish-speaking community are analyzed: (1) The idiosyncratic characteristics of the Spanish language, (2) the social dimension of the Spanish speakers, and finally, (3) their cultural manifestations. Two major Hispanic subcultures are distinguished: Iberian Spanish culture and Hispano American culture. Initially, the distribution of Spanish speakers in the world and the major oral and written char…
In nomine Diaboli
This article addresses the topic of ideologies underlying organized crime using interviews with individuals living in Mafia-affected territories. High school and university students produced narratives that reflected their ideologies about organized crime, which were duly compared with the ideologies endorsed by Mafia members in televised interviews. This comparison has yielded several similarities, namely the presence of amoralism, familism, ver…
A preliminary validation of the Multi-ethnic Acculturation Scale (MAS) for first-generation Asian migrants in Scotland
Acculturation is a complex process involving cognitive, behavioural, and emotional adaptations as people adjust to a new cultural environment. This study evaluated the validity and reliability of the Multi-Ethnic Acculturation Scale (MAS) among first-generation migrants in Scotland. Migrants from 13 Asian countries completed the English-language MAS, which measures acculturation across three domains: cognitive, behavioural, and physical. Confirma…
Psychology (16 works) · Linguistics (8 works) · Cognition (7 works) · Neuroscience (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Cognitive psychology (5 works) · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Aphasia (3 works)