Human behavioral assessment in neurotoxicology: Producing appropriate test performance with written and shaping instructions

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 371-379

  Anger, W Kent ^a   Rohlman, Diane S ^a   Sizemore, O J ^a   Kovera, Craig A ^a   Gibertini, Michael ^b   Ger, Jiin ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

BARS; Behavioral Assessment and Research System; Behavioral biomarkers; NES2; Neuropsychological tests; Neurotoxicology; Stimulus control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LANGUAGE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMBOLISM; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNIQUE; TRAINING;

EID: 0030197917     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0892-0362(96)00037-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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