title: Societal attitudes influence performance on the Cognistat Judgment subtest.
abstract: The Cognistat is a widely used screening instrument for assessing cognitive functioning. However, the manualized scoring guidelines for one of the questions in the Judgment subtest appear insensitive to responses when examinees answer in light of current societal attitudes. Penalization of examinees is likely to lead to an underestimation of functional ability and a decrease in test validity. Suggestions for correcting this issue are presented.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Central Florida , Daytona Beach , Florida , USA.
authors.forename: H Edward
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Fouty
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Central Florida , Daytona Beach , Florida , USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guzman
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Central Florida , Daytona Beach , Florida , USA.
authors.forename: Erica L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Ailes
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Central Florida , Daytona Beach , Florida , USA.
authors.forename: Katelyn D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Central Florida , Daytona Beach , Florida , USA.
authors.forename: Samantha D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Lugar
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Central Florida , Daytona Beach , Florida , USA.
authors.forename: Karen Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Briceno
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Central Florida , Daytona Beach , Florida , USA.
authors.forename: Amaris J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Santiago
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology; D001290:Attitude; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cognistat; intervene; judgment subtest