Working Memory Assessment: Construct Validity of the Brown-Peterson Test

被引:12
作者
Geurten, Marie [1 ]
Vincent, Eric [2 ,5 ]
Van der Linden, Martial [3 ]
Coyette, Francoise [4 ]
Meulemans, Thierry [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Liege, Psychol & Neurosci Cognit Unit, B33 Trifacultaire Quartier Agora,Pl Orateurs 1, B-4000 Liege, Belgium
[2] Univ Liege, Liege, Belgium
[3] Univ Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
[4] St Luc Hosp, Neuropsychol Rehabil Unit, Brussels, Belgium
[5] Univ Hosp Liege, Neuropsychol Rehabil Unit, Liege, Belgium
来源
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES DU COMPORTEMENT | 2016年 / 48卷 / 04期
关键词
Brown-Peterson task; working memory; construct validity; normative data; TRAUMATIC BRAIN-INJURY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS; NORMATIVE DATA; TASK; AGE; IMPAIRMENTS; DYSFUNCTION; RETENTION; EDUCATION; CAPACITY;
D O I
10.1037/cbs0000057
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The classical Brown-Peterson task is generally supposed to assess working memory capacities. To date, however, the construct validity of the task remains mostly unexamined. In this context, the aim of the present study was to demonstrate the convergent and the divergent validity as well as the clinical and the developmental sensitivity of a computerized version of the Brown-Peterson test. A group of 726 French-speaking participants, ages 18 to 86 years, and 47 patients who had sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) were administered the Brown-Peterson task and various other cognitive tasks assessing executive functioning, verbal and visual memory, or processing speed. The correlation analyses revealed the good convergence of the task, which was shown to be able to distinguish between participants with TBI and control participants. We found an effect of age and education level on the different scores recorded for the Brown-Peterson test. Normative data taking into account the influence of the latter variables were thus provided. On the whole, these findings seem to confirm the validity of the Brown-Peterson task as a tool for assessing working memory abilities.
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页码:328 / 336
页数:9
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