title: Chance performance in the absence of norms for neuropsychological tests--a clinical note.
abstract: Some widely used neuropsychological tests have few normative data for interpretation. Chance bases for performance are a neglected baseline. Below-chance performance also may be diagnostic, e.g., malingering.
authors.affiliation: Kansas State University, USA.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Sinnett
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Holen
mesh_terms: D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008306:Malingering / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011336:Probability; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results