A comparative study of dynamic and static testing in abstinent alcoholics.
The performance of 44 Finnish alcoholics was measured on a Vygotskian version of the Raven's Progressive Matrices and four traditional static tests (the Digit Symbol and Block Design subtests from the WAIS, Part B of the Trial Making Test, and the Embedded Figures Test). Of the static tests only the Block Design showed consistent congruence with the results of the learning potential test. The other static tests discriminated only partially from each other the groups which were formed according to learning potential. The most fruitful way to test alcoholics is probably to have a flexible combination of static and dynamic tests. We also need to have tests that are applicable to both static and dynamic testing.
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University of Tampere, Department of Social Policy, Finland.
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004193:Discrimination Learning / Q000187:drug effects; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005364:Field Dependence-Independence; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009949:Orientation / Q000187:drug effects; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual / Q000187:drug effects; D011340:Problem Solving / Q000187:drug effects; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D013695:Temperance / Q000523:psychology*; D014163:Transfer, Psychology
D000431:Ethanol