Psychometric properties of the penn computerized neurocognitive battery

Neuropsychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 235-246

  Moore, Tyler M ^a   Reise, Steven P ^b   Gur, Raquel E ^a   Hakonarson, Hakon ^c   Gur, Ruben C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized neurocognitive battery; Factor analysis; Philadelphia neurodevelopmental cohort; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPLEX COGNITION; COMPUTERIZED NEUROCOGNITIVE BATTERY; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; EPISODIC MEMORY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL COGNITION; VELOCITY; COGNITION DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925585440     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: 19311559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/neu0000093     Document Type: Article

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