title: Examining verbal memory on the Word Memory Test and California Verbal Learning Test-Second Edition.
abstract: This study compared the Word Memory Test (WMT) and California Verbal Learning Test-Second Edition (CVLT-II) in a sample (N = 76) of outpatient physiatry referrals who passed WMT validity indices. WMT and CVLT-II raw scores showed moderate to strong correlations. WMT scores were more likely to be below expectation than CVLT-II scores using norms from the respective test manuals. With impaired scores defined as 2 SDs below normative mean, the WMT and CVLT-II showed 67% overall agreement and kappa of 0.34. Forty percent of participants who scored within normal limits on the CVLT-II demonstrated an impaired score on the WMT. Despite evidence of utility, WMT memory subtests appear limited by current normative data.
authors: University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA jeremy.davis@hsc.utah.edu.
authors: Jeremy J
authors: JJ
authors: Davis
authors: University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors: Jacqueline R
authors: JR
authors: Wall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D012016:Reference Values; D014706:Verbal Learning / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: California Verbal Learning Test-II; Memory; Word Memory Test