The relationship between general intellectual ability and performance on ecologically valid executive tests in a severe brain injury sample

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-98

  Wood, Rodger L L ^a   Liossi, Christina ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Crystallized intelligence; Ecological validity; Executive function; Fluid intelligence; Test validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERSONALITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; INJURY SCALE;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 33947692271     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617707070129     Document Type: Article

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