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A five‐step procedure for the clinical use of the MPD in neuropsychological assessment of children
Author(s) -
Wallbrown Fred H.,
Fuller Gerald B.
Publication year - 1984
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 - 10.1002/1097-4679(198401)40:1<220::aid-jclp2270400144>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - psychology , distortion (music) , matching (statistics) , discriminant , test (biology) , statistics , linear discriminant analysis , neuropsychology , discriminant validity , arithmetic , mathematics , algorithm , artificial intelligence , psychometrics , developmental psychology , computer science , cognition , psychiatry , computer network , amplifier , paleontology , bandwidth (computing) , biology , internal consistency
Abstract Described a five‐step procedure that can be used to detect organicity on the basis of children's performance on the Minnesota Percepto Diagnostic Test (MPD). The first step consists of examining the T score for rotations to determine whether it is below the cut‐off score, which has been established empirically as an indicator of organicity. The second step consists of matching the examinee's configuration of error scores, separation of circlediamond (SpCD), distortion of circle‐diamond (DCD), and distortion of dots (DD), with empirically derived tables. The third step consists of considering the T score for rotations and error configuration jointly. The fourth step consists of using empirically established discriminant equations, and the fifth step involves using data from limits testing and other data sources. The clinical and empirical bases for the five‐step procedure also are discussed.