Value of signal detection theory indexes for Wechsler Memory Scale-III recognition measures

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 577-586

  Woodard, John L ^a   Axelrod, Bradley N ^b   Mordecai, Kristen ^a   Shannon, Kerri D ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGIC; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RECOGNITION; RELIABILITY; SIGNAL DETECTION; VERBAL MEMORY; WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE III;

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PAIRED-ASSOCIATE LEARNING; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); STATISTICS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 4844220663     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390490496614     Document Type: Article

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