How do neuropsychologist define cognitive constructs? Further thoughts on limitations of factor analysis used with normal or mixed clinical populations

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1020-1021

  Jacobson, Mark W ^a,b   Delis, Dean C ^a,b   Hamilton, Joanne M ^c   Bondi, Mark W ^a,b   Salmon, David P ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYTIC METHOD; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THINKING;

EID: 12444316100     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617704107121     Document Type: Letter

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