Test-retest reliability of component process variables within the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised.
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.
Woods
Steven Paul
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Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego 92103, USA. spwoods@ucsd.edu
Scott
J Cobb
JC
Conover
Emily
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Marcotte
Thomas D
TD
Heaton
Robert K
RK
Grant
Igor
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014706:Verbal Learning