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Chance performance in the absence of norms for neuropsychological tests‐a clinical note
Author(s) -
Robert Sinnett E.,
Holen Michael C.
Publication year - 1995
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(199505)51:3<400::aid-jclp2270510313>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - malingering , psychology , normative , neuropsychology , neuropsychological assessment , interpretation (philosophy) , clinical psychology , neuropsychological test , cognitive psychology , psychiatry , cognition , epistemology , philosophy , computer science , programming language
Some widely used neuropsychological tests have few normative data for interpretation. Chance bases for performance are a neglected baseline. Below‐chance performance also may be diagnostic, e.g., malingering.