The Flynn effect in neuropsychological assessment

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 136-142

  Dickinson, Mercedes D ^a   Hiscock, Merrill ^b  

^a Clinical Research Institute of Southern Oregon   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; Cohort effect; Flynn effect; gerontology; neuropsychological assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79958751920     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09084282.2010.547785     Document Type: Article

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