Correcting for Gender on the Cognistat Judgment Subtest

    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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