Journal article
The Ecological Validity of Neuropsychological Tests: A Review of the Literature on Everyday Cognitive Skills
Neuropsychology review, Vol.13(4), pp.181-197
12/2003
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/110140
PMID: 15000225
Abstract
Evaluating the ecological validity of neuropsychological tests has become an increasingly important topic over the past decade. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive review of the research on the ecological validity of neuropsychological tests, as it pertains to everyday cognitive skills. This review is presented in the context of several theoretical issues facing ecological validity research. Overall, the research suggests that many neuropsychological tests have a moderate level of ecological validity when predicting everyday cognitive functioning. The strongest relationships were noted when the outcome measure corresponded to the cognitive domain assessed by the neuropsychological tests. Several other factors that may moderate the degree of ecological validity established for neuropsychological tests are in need of further exploration. These factors include the effects of the population being tested, the approach utilized (verisimilitude vs. veridicality), the person completing the outcome measure (significant other vs. clinician), illness severity, and time from injury until evaluation. In addition, a standard measurement of outcome for each cognitive domain is greatly needed to allow for comparison across studies.
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- Title
- The Ecological Validity of Neuropsychological Tests: A Review of the Literature on Everyday Cognitive Skills
- Creators
- Naomi Chaytor - Department of Psychology Washington State University, Pullman WashingtonMaureen Schmitter-Edgecombe - Department of Psychology Washington State University, Pullman Washington
- Publication Details
- Neuropsychology review, Vol.13(4), pp.181-197
- Academic Unit
- Medical Education and Clinical Science, Department of; Psychology, Department of
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; New York
- Identifiers
- 99900547272601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article