Examination of Various Wms-III Logical Memory Scores in the Assessment of Response Bias

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 344-357

  Bortnik, Kirsty E ^a   Boone, Kyle B ^b   Marion, Sarah D ^a   Amano, Stacy ^a   Ziegler, Elizabeth ^c   Victor, Tara L ^d   Zeller, Michelle A ^e  

^a FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

^b ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Effort; Logical Memory; Malingering; Rarely Missed Index; Wechsler Memory Scale III

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOGIC; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGIC; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77149121811     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854040903307268     Document Type: Article

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