Effects of a supervisor's observation on memory test performance of the examinee: Third party observer effect confirmed

Journal of Forensic Neuropsychology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 27-38

  Yantz, Christine L ^a   McCaffrey, Robert J ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Albany Psychological Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Memory Assessment Scales; Neuropsychological training; Supervision; Third party observer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEMORY; MEMORY ASSESSMENT SCALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY;

EID: 27144498436     PISSN: 15211029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J151v04n02_03     Document Type: Article

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