Memory-For-Designs Test: Comparison of Performance of Young and Old Adults.

Dustman, Robert E.; Beck, Edward C.

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Publication Date: 1980-Jul

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Memory-For-Designs Test: Comparison of Performance of Young and Old Adults.

Dustman, Robert E.; Beck, Edward C.

Journal of Clinical Psychology, v36 n3 p770-74 Jul 1980

No significant decline in performance occurred before age 50. Decline in Memory-For-Designs Test performance after age 60 is sufficient to suggest caution in the use of the test for evaluation of brain damage in the older patient. (Author)

Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Diagnostic Tests, Memory, Neurological Impairments, Older Adults, Performance Factors, Test Reviews, Test Validity, Visual Acuity

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