title: Correcting for gender on the Cognistat Judgment subtest.
abstract: The Cognistat is a widely used screening instrument for the assessment of higher cerebral functioning. This study investigated the effects of gender and age on a specific item from the metric sequence of the Cognistat Judgment subtest. Participants consisted of 110 cognitively intact volunteers (45 males, 65 females). Results showed that females responded with 1-point answers, as defined by the manual, significantly more often than those who responded with a manual-defined 2-point response. Males responded with a 2-point answer with a significantly greater frequency than they responded with 1-point responses. The data indicate that a gender correction for females should be made to the Judgment subtest of the Cognistat.
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Daytona Beach, FL 32120-2811, USA. Ed.Fouty@ucf.edu
authors: H Edward
authors: HE
authors: Fouty
authors: Christine M
authors: CM
authors: Mullen
authors: Daniel S
authors: DS
authors: Weitzner
authors: Daniel J
authors: DJ
authors: Mulcahy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012727:Sex Characteristics