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Can learning potential in schizophrenia be assessed with the standard CVLT‐II? An exploratory study
Author(s) -
VASKINN ANJA,
SUNDET KJETIL,
FRIIS SVEIN,
UELAND TORILL,
SIMONSEN CARMEN,
BIRKENAES ASTRID B.,
ENGH JOHN A.,
OPJORDSMOEN STEIN,
ANDREASSEN OLE A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2008.00627.x
Subject(s) - psychology , california verbal learning test , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , verbal learning , test (biology) , clinical psychology , neuropsychology , developmental psychology , cognition , psychiatry , paleontology , biology
This study examined the potential of using the regular administration of a common neuropsychological test, the CVLT‐II, to assess learning potential in schizophrenia. Based on List A trial 1 performance and the learning slope, a schizophrenia sample was divided into three learning potential groups (non‐learners, learners and high‐achievers) that differed in the use of learning strategies. High‐achievers utilized more semantic clustering than learners and non‐learners, and non‐learners were less consistent in words recalled than the other two groups. This standard administration approach is a promising, time‐saving alternative to the modified tests of learning potential used so far.