Embedded performance validity indicators within the california verbal learning test, childrens version

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 116-127

  Baker, David A ^a   Connery, Amy K ^a   Kirk, John W ^a   Kirkwood, Michael W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

California Verbal Learning Test; Children's Version (CVLT C); Embedded validity indicators; Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Noncredible effort; Performance validity testing; Postconcussion; Suboptimal performance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MALINGERING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MALINGERING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 84893975825     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2013.858184     Document Type: Article

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