Psychometric properties of the Benton Visual Form Discrimination Test

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-23

  Lopez, Michael N ^a   Charter, Richard A ^a   Oh, Sindy ^a   Lazar, Michael D ^a   Imperio, Shellah M ^a  

^a VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric; Item analysis; Psychometric; Reliability; Visual Form Discrimination Test

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TECHNIQUE; VISUAL FORM DISCRIMINATION TEST; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 17444391308     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324826an1201_4     Document Type: Article

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