title: Boston Naming Test: problems with administration and scoring.
abstract: The poorly written administration and scoring instructions for the Boston Naming Test allow too wide a range of interpretations. Three different, seemingly correct interpretations of the scoring methods were compared. The results show that these methods can produce large differences in the total score.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, MH Group/Behavioral Health Section, Long Beach, California 90822, USA.
authors.forename: Michael N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: Griselda P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.forename: Marnie A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Charter
authors.forename: Reda R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009484:Neuropsychology / Q000295:instrumentation; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*