Psychometric properties of the Hooper Visual Organization Test

Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 66-70

  Lopez, Michael N ^a   Lazar, Michael D ^a   Oh, Sindy ^a  

^a VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Coefficient alpha; Hooper Visual Organization Test; Item discrimination; Reliability; Visuospatial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; VISION;

COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0038204265     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191102250183     Document Type: Article

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