Carolina Machado Rocha Busch Pereira

Toponímia e geografia cultural: tecendo fios de investigações no âmbito da interdisciplinaridade / Toponymy and Cultural Geography: weaving threads of investigation within the scope of interdisciplinarity

Resumo : A Toponimia e o estudo dos nomes de lugares; baseia-se, entre outros aspectos, na etimologia e nos dados semânticos dos nomes proprios de lugares (elementos fisicos e humanos), ao passo que a Geografia Cultural apropria-se das manifestacoes culturais advindas de um lugar, assim como as crencas, dancas, mitos e lendas. Este estudo busca investigar os pontos de interlocucao entre Toponimia e Geografia Cultural, considerando que se revelam interdependentes mas, ao mesmo tempo, entrelacadas na mesma trama no que se refere a amplitude de seus fios de conteudo interdisciplinar. Assumimos a nocao de interdisciplinaridade como o paradigma investigativo. A abordagem de analise metodologica e qualitativa e de carater bibliografico. Para realizar esta discussao, serviram de suporte teorico-metodologico os trabalhos de Dick (1990, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008) e Andrade (2012, 2015, 2017) no campo da Toponimia, e os estudos de Claval (2001, 2002, 2011), Tuan (1979), Correa (2009) e Holzer (1999, 2003) no campo da Geografia Cultural. Palavras-Chaves : toponimia; geografia cultural; interdisciplinaridade. Abstract : Toponymy is the study of place names; it is based, among other aspects, on the etymology and semantic data of proper names of places (physical and human features), whereas Cultural Geography studies the cultural manifestations occurred in a particular place such as beliefs, dances, myths and tales. This study aims to investigate dialogue points between Toponymy and Cultural Geography, considering the fact that they reveal themselves as interdependent and, at the same time, intertwined in the same weft, as regards the range of their threads of interdisciplinary content. We assume the notion of interdisciplinarity as the investigative paradigm. The approach of the methodology analysis is qualitative and of bibliographic nature. This discussion was supported theoretically and methodologically by Dick (1990, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008) and Andrade (2012, 2015, 2017) in the Toponymy field, and by Claval (2001, 2002, 2011), Tuan (1979), Correa (2009) and Holzer (1999, 2003) in the Cultural Geography field. Keywords : toponymy; cultural geography; interdisciplinarity.

Effects of aging on memory strategies: a validation of the Portuguese version of the Test of Memory Strategies

Abstract Objective: Previous literature has shown that executive functions (EF) are related to performance in memory tasks. The fact that there are no psychometric tests that evaluate these two constructs simultaneously led a group of researchers to develop the Test of Memory Strategies (TSM). Given the potential importance of this instrument for neuropsychological evaluation, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the TMS in Portuguese sample. We also examined the effect of aging by exploring profiles of performance on the TMS, comparing young and elderly healthy subjects. Method: Total of 135 healthy participants were submitted to a neuropsychological assessment and were divided into four age groups: a group of young adults (25–35 years) and three groups of older individuals (aged 60–69 years, 70–79 years, and 80 or more years). Results: Findings supported the reliability of the TMS scores, based on analyses of internal consistency. As expected, factor analysis of the TMS scores revealed that the test yielded two factors, one capturing EF and the other memory. Correlations with classic neuropsychological tests supported convergent and discriminant validity of the TMS scores. The elderly groups presented more difficulties in creating and mobilizing memory strategies when compared with a younger group, after controlling for the influence of education, although both groups presented increases in performance throughout the five TMS subscales. Conclusions: The findings suggest that the TMS is an adequate measure to assess memory and EF, simultaneously, presenting adequate psychometric properties for a Portuguese sample.