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Construct validity of the computerized version of the category test
Author(s) -
Berger Steven G.,
Chibnall John T.,
Gfeller Jeffrey D.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199711)53:7<723::aid-jclp9>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - construct validity , psychology , construct (python library) , psychometrics , neuropsychology , test (biology) , neuropsychological test , test validity , neuropsychological assessment , principal component analysis , clinical psychology , cognitive psychology , cognition , artificial intelligence , psychiatry , computer science , paleontology , biology , programming language
The purpose of the current study was to investigate the construct validity of the computer version of the Category Test (CT) in relation to the standard version. As part of a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment, outpatient rehabilitation clients completed either the standard CT ( n = 49) or the computerized version ( n = 56). Two principal component factor analyses were performed and the factor structures compared to a solution reported previously in the literature. Inspection of the factor loadings revealed a similarity between the computerized CT and standard CT groups as well as with the previously reported analysis. The results of this study suggest that regardless of the mode of administration the CT loads on a “spatial abilities” factor and provides support for the construct validity of the computerized CT as part of a comprehensive neuropsychological testing battery. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 53 : 723–726, 1997.