The Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test forced-choice recognition task: Base-rate data and norms.
The present study describes a novel Forced-Choice Response (FCR) index for detecting poor effort on the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT). This retrospective study analyzes the performance of 4 groups on the new index: clinically referred patients with suspected dementia, forensic patients identified as not exhibiting adequate effort on other measures of response bias, students who simulated poor effort, and a large normative sample collected in the Gulf State of Oman. Using sensitivity and specificity analyses, the study shows that much like the California Verbal Learning Test-Second Edition FCR index, the RAVLT FCR index misses a proportion of individuals with inadequate effort (low sensitivity), but those who fail this measure are highly likely to be exhibiting poor effort (high specificity). The limitations and benefits of utilizing the RAVLT FCR index in clinical practice are discussed.
a Department of Psychology , Cleveland State University , Cleveland , Ohio.|b Department of Psychiatry , Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine , Cleveland , Ohio.
Amir
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Poreh
c Department of Psychology , Charles University , Prague , Czech Republic.
Ondrej
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Bezdicek
b Department of Psychiatry , Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine , Cleveland , Ohio.
Irina
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Korobkova
b Department of Psychiatry , Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine , Cleveland , Ohio.
Jennifer B
JB
Levin
b Department of Psychiatry , Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine , Cleveland , Ohio.
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Dines
D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002755:Choice Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D021641:Recognition, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014706:Verbal Learning / Q000502:physiology*
Assessment/diagnosis; memory; tests