Development and Initial Validation of a New Procedure for Evaluating Adequacy of Effort Given During Neuropsychological Testing: The Letter Memory Test.

Inman, Tina Hanlon; Vickery, Chad D.; Berry, David T. R.; Lamb, David G.; Edwards, Christopher L.; Smith, Gregory T.

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ERIC Number: EJ571261

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Publication Date: 1998

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Development and Initial Validation of a New Procedure for Evaluating Adequacy of Effort Given During Neuropsychological Testing: The Letter Memory Test.

Inman, Tina Hanlon; Vickery, Chad D.; Berry, David T. R.; Lamb, David G.; Edwards, Christopher L.; Smith, Gregory T.

Psychological Assessment, v10 n2 p128-39 Jun 1998

A new procedure, the Letter Memory Test, was developed for evaluating adequacy of effort given during neuropsychological testing. It is a computer-administered forced-choice recognition task. In three studies involving nearly 400 patients and community volunteers, the test discriminated among poorly and highly motivated groups, and its internal consistency was high. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adults, Computer Assisted Testing, Memory, Motivation, Neuropsychology, Patients, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Use

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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