Title

Correcting for Gender on the Cognistat Judgment Subtest

Authors

Authors

H. E. Fouty; C. M. Mullen; D. S. Weitzner;D. J. Mulcahy

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Appl. Neuropsychol.-Adult

Keywords

assessment; diagnosis; Cognistat; problem solving; tests; ABILITY; Clinical Neurology; Psychology

Abstract

The Cognistat is a widely used screening instrument for the assessment of higher cerebral functioning. This study investigated the effects of gender and age on a specific item from the metric sequence of the Cognistat Judgment subtest. Participants consisted of 110 cognitively intact volunteers (45 males, 65 females). Results showed that females responded with 1-point answers, as defined by the manual, significantly more often than those who responded with a manual-defined 2-point response. Males responded with a 2-point answer with a significantly greater frequency than they responded with 1-point responses. The data indicate that a gender correction for females should be made to the Judgment subtest of the Cognistat.

Journal Title

Applied Neuropsychology-Adult

Volume

20

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

152

Last Page

154

WOS Identifier

WOS:000315677400009

ISSN

0908-4282

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