title: Rectifying the inconsistent administration procedures of the Cognistat constructional ability subtest.
abstract: The Cognistat is one of the most widely used psychometric instruments to quickly assess higher cerebral functioning. However, when administered according to the manual, the constructional ability subtest yields results that are confounded by other cognitive processes, as well as blemished by intra-test inconsistencies. Such issues decrease the validity, and ultimately the utility, of this screening device. Suggestions for rectifying these shortcomings are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114, USA. hfouty@mail.ucf.edu
authors.forename: H Edward
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Fouty
authors.forename: Sara B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Brzezinski
mesh_terms: D003071:Cognition / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results