Increasing the Ecological Validity of Traditional Neuropsychological Assessments
Increasing the Ecological Validity of Traditional Neuropsychological Assessments
dc.contributor.advisor | Foster, Paul | |
dc.contributor.author | Trexler, Reanna | |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Ujcich Ward, Kimberly | |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Loveless, James | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-09T19:03:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-09T19:03:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
dc.date.updated | 2024-08-09T19:03:55Z | |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to create a version of a traditional neuropsychological assessment, the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test – Revised (HVLT-R), that is ecologically valid by adding an audio distraction to the standardized test setting. Additionally, a subjective memory questionnaire (SMQ) was given to determine if the participants’ views about their own memory may be related to the difference in scores on the HVLT-R. Forty-eight healthy college-aged individuals were given the HVLT-R with and without an audio distraction, in addition to other standardized assessments and questionnaires. The participants were predicted to perform worse on average on the version of the HVLT-R with the audio distraction. Overall, the difference in scores from the HVLT-R without audio to the audio distraction condition was not significant. Also, scores on the SMQ were not shown to be related to the difference scores of the HVLT-R with and without an audio distraction. | |
dc.description.degree | M.A. | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/7328 | |
dc.language.rfc3066 | en | |
dc.publisher | Middle Tennessee State University | |
dc.source.uri | http://dissertations.umi.com/mtsu:11925 | |
dc.subject | Clinical psychology | |
dc.thesis.degreelevel | masters | |
dc.title | Increasing the Ecological Validity of Traditional Neuropsychological Assessments |
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