practice effects

The impact of administration order in studies of computerized neurocognitive assessment tools (NCATs)

Authors: Wesley R Cole, Jacques P Arrieux, Elizabeth M Dennison , Brian J Ivins

Journal: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Year Published: 2016

Computerized neurocognitive assessment tools (NCATs) have become a common way to assess postconcussion symptoms. As there is increasing research directly comparing multiple NCATs to each other, it is important to consider the impact that order of […]

Practice effects associated with the repeated assessment of cognitive function using the CogState battery at 10-minute, one week and one month test-retest intervals

Authors: Marina G Falleti, Paul Maruff, Alexander Collie, David G Darby

Journal: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Year Published: 2006

There are many situations in which cognitive tests need to be administered on more than two occasions and at very brief test-retest intervals to detect change in group performance. However, previous literature has not specifically addressed […]

Qualitative similarities in cognitive impairment associated with 24 h of sustained wakefulness and a blood alcohol concentration of 0.05%

Authors: Marina G Falleti, Paul Maruff, Alexander Collie, David G Darby, Michael McStephen

Journal: Journal of Sleep Research

Year Published: 2003

Previous studies that have quantified fatigue-related cognitive impairment as blood alcohol concentration (BAC) equivalents have been limited by two issues: the effect of practice on tests of cognition and, more importantly, the statistic used to quantify […]

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