Learning potential as a predictor of skill acquisition in people with serious mental illness.
Twenty-five individuals with serious mental illness completed a grocery shopping skills intervention and a test-train-test version of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), which yielded indices of static performance and learning potential. WCST learning potential predicted skill acquisition beyond the static index of traditional WCST performance.
Rempfer
Melisa
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Department of Psychology, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 4825 Troost Building, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA. rempferm@umkc.edu
Brown
Catana
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Hamera
Edna
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012720:Severity of Illness Index