The present study tested 121 middle-aged and elderly community-dwelling individuals on the computer-based Subtle Cognitive Impairment Test (SCIT) and compared their performance with that on several neuropsychological tests. The SCIT had excellent internal consistency, as demonstrated by a high split-half reliability measure (0.88-0.93). Performance on the SCIT was unaffected by the confounding ...

Two commonly used symptom validity tests are the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) and Word Memory Test (WMT). After examining TOMM-WMT failure concordance rates, Green [Green, P. (2007). Making comparisons between forced-choice effort tests. In K. B. Boone (Ed.), Assessment of feigned cognitive impairment (pp. 50-77). New York: Guilford] urged widespread adoption of the WMT, arguing the TOMM i...

When the Differential Ability Scales–Second Edition (DAS-II) was developed, the instrument’s content, structure, and theoretical orientation were amended. Despite these changes, the Technical Handbook did not report results from exploratory factor analytic investigations, and confirmatory factor analyses were implemented using selected subtests across the normative age groups from the total bat...

The Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence--Fourth Edition (WPPSI-IV; Wechsler, 2012) represents a substantial departure from its predecessor, including omission of 4 subtests, addition of 5 new subtests, and modification of the contents of the 5 retained subtests. Wechsler (2012) explicitly assumed a higher-order structure with general intelligence (g) as the second-order factor ...

A brief paper-and-pencil instrument was developed to rapidly assess visuospatial ability and serve as an alterative to the WAIS Block Design subtests during screening or when assessment time is limited. The Design Organization Test (DOT) consists of square black-and-white grids with visual patterns similar to those of the Block Design subtests. Administration is straightforward and requires exa...

The 11 subtests of the WAIS were compared to the attribute variables of age and education in a brain-damaged group and a non-brain-damaged (control) group. Because of the validity information available for the WAIS, the subtests for the WAIS rather than the WAIS-R were studied. Data analyses compared the level of age and education (each group subdivided at the median) on WAIS subtest scores and...

OBJECTIVE To define non-verbal intelligence deficits in children 3-7 years of age following shunted hydrocephalus (HCP). DESIGN Prospective randomised single-blinded study. Thirty shunted HCP (study) and 30 cardiac (control) patients between the ages of 3 and 7 years were compared on eight non-verbal subtests of the Junior South African Individual Scales (JSAIS). SETTING Department of Neuro...

Lazarus and Folkman’s Transactional Model of Stress Coping highlights the significance community- individual interaction in coping. Accordingly, CRI-A, as developed by Moos involves four sub-dimensions for each approach avoidance coping responses. The aim this research to evaluate psychometric properties CRI-A. Data were collected from a total 400 university students whose ages vary between 17-...

Psychometric properties and heritability of a new online testfor musicality, the Swedish Musical Discrimination Test. Access to the published version may require subscription. a b s t r a c t We examine, in 6881 twin individuals, the psychometric properties of a new test (the Swedish Musical Discrimination Test, SMDT) that was developed to tap auditory discrimination of musical stimuli. The SMD...

During the standardization of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (3rd ed.; WAIS-III) and the Wechsler Memory Scale (3rd ed.; WMS-III) the participants in the normative study completed both scales. This "co-norming" methodology set the stage for full integration of the 2 tests and the development of an expanded structure of cognitive functioning. Until now, however, the WAIS-III and WMS-III h...