The Serial Use of Child Neurocognitive Tests: Development Versus Practice Effects

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 361-369

  Slade, Peter D ^a   Townes, Brenda D ^b   Rosenbaum, Gail ^b   Martins, Isabel P ^c   Luis, Henrique ^d   Bernardo, Mario ^d   Martin, Michael D ^b   DeRouen, Timothy A ^b  

^a Expert Data Analysis for Doctors and Others ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DENTÁRIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

child development; neurocognitive tests; practice effects; repeat testing; test reliability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WECHSLER SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58049194091     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012950     Document Type: Article

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