title: Test-retest reliability of component process variables within the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised.
abstract: Emerging data support the construct validity of component process variables of learning and memory within the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised (HVLT-R; Brandt & Benedict, 2001); however, the test-retest reliabilities of such measures are heretofore largely unknown. This study reveals generally modest-to-low 1-year test-retest stability for several key HVLT-R component process variables (e.g., semantic clustering) in 41 healthy, younger adults. These findings are discussed in relation to issues of clinical practice and research design in neuropsychological assessment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego 92103, USA. spwoods@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Steven Paul
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: J Cobb
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Conover
authors.forename: Thomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Marcotte
authors.forename: Robert K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Heaton
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Grant
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014706:Verbal Learning