The validity of d prime as a working memory index: Results from the Bergen n-back task

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 871-880

  Haatveit, Beathe C ^a   Sundet, Kjetil ^b   Hugdahl, Kenneth ^c,d   Ueland, Torill ^a   Melle, Ingrid ^a,b   Andreassen, Ole A ^a,b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

d prime; n back; Psychometric properties; Schizophrenia; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957849439     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803391003596421     Document Type: Article

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