Concurrent validity and analysis of learning curves on the memory scales of the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery-Third Edition.
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the concurrent validity of the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery-Third Edition (LNNB-III) memory scales with the WSM-R (study 1), as well as to investigate performance differences between brain-injured and nonbrain injured subjects on the LNNB-III memory indices, first trial learning, and learning curves of each scale (study 2). Study 1 had 90 subjects (46 males and 44 females). Study 2 had 228 subjects (109 normals and 119 brain-injured). Significant correlations were found between the LNNB-III memory scales and the WSM-R index scores. Findings also revealed poorer overall performance and initial learning of brain-injured subjects across all LNNB-III memory scales. Brain-injured subjects also demonstrated significantly reduced learning curves across repeated trials on two of the three scales. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed.
Nova Southeastern University.
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Bradley
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Teichner
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Crum
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Golden
D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D011939:Mental Recall; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014706:Verbal Learning; D014888:Wechsler Scales