Teaching money skills to an elderly with memory loss through conditional relations and equivalence

Authors

  • Rebeca Lopes Cavaletti Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • João dos Santos Carmo Universidade Federal de São Carlos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v16i2.25312

Keywords:

Alzheimer's disease, money skills, elderly, stimulus equivalence

Abstract

The objective was to assess and teach monetary skills to an elderly woman of 86 years with Alzheimer. The stimuli were dictated numerals (A), dictated monetary value (A '), printed numerals (B), figures of notes (C), notes (C’), combinations (D), naming (E), pictures of coins (F), coins (F). Relations BB, AB, A’C, CB, BC, DB, BD, BE, CE, CC’, A’C, C’E, A’F, FF’, BF, FB, FE, F’E were tested. The participant showed 80% to 100% correct responses, except for FE and F'E with 20% which have been taught. Final tests documented transitive and symmetrical relations and generalization for purchasing tasks in a social environment. Also contributes to the formulation of a set of tests that verify the financial capacity of Alzheimer patients.

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; money skills; elderly; stimulus equivalence. 

Author Biographies

Rebeca Lopes Cavaletti, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Graduanda em Psicologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

João dos Santos Carmo, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Departamento de Psicologia, Centro de Ciências Humanas e da Educação, Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Doutor em Educação, psicólogo, área de análise experimental do comportamento

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Cavaletti, R. L., & Carmo, J. dos S. (2012). Teaching money skills to an elderly with memory loss through conditional relations and equivalence. Interação Em Psicologia, 16(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v16i2.25312

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Research Reports

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