Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised HVLT-R

Question 1

HVLTR
What does the measure assess? (can think about why it was developed)

Answer 1

• Wordlist and memory test
• ## Tells you about recall learning and recognition memory

Question 2

HVLTR
Target population (age, special populations, etc.)

who administers

Answer 2

Target pop:
- native english speakers
- 16+ yrs
- Adequate hearing

Administered by psychologist

Question 3

HVLTR
What scales are included?

Answer 3

• Learning trials
• Delayed recall trial
• Delayed recognition trial

Question 4

HVLTR
What is involved in the assessment (e.g. materials, administration details, general scoring guidelines)

Answer 4

1. Learning Trials
   - Admin reads 12 words
   - Participant asked to recall verbatim
2. Delayed Recall Trial
   - Dont tell participant they will have to recall previous words
   - ask to remember 20-25 min after learning trial
3. Delayed Recognition Trial
   - Administer directly after delayed recall
   - Admin reads 24 words, respond to every word with yes or no

Scoring
- Recall Trials - write down each word said - tally the number of correctly reported words
- Minor Errors - making the word plural, pronouciation errors - marked as correct
- Major errors - saying an unambigious paraphrase - incorrect

• Total score = sum of total correct for all learning trials = t score conversion
• Delayed recall score sum> t score
• Retention percentage = trial 4 divided by the higher trial 2 or 3 score times 100 > tscore
• Recognition Discrimination Index = total true positive - total # of false positive > tscore

Question 5

HVLTR
Is it reliable / valid? Limitations/benefits of
standardization?

Answer 5

Standardization
- Sig more women 800:300
- wide age range

Interform reliability
High construct validity
High discriminant validity

Test-retest reliability on retention % and recognition discrimination index is lower 0.4

Question 6

HVLTR
Under what situation might you choose to administer the assessment? Consider the benefits & limitations?

Answer 6

Utility
- Memory impairments
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Dementia
- Huntingtons disease
- Memory Interventions
- Mild TBI
- Intervention Monitoring
- Repeated assessments

Question 7

HVLTR
. what are some benefits & limitations of the assessment?

Answer 7

Benefits:
- quick to administer and score
- age and educational norms
- sensitive to memory impairment
- parallel forms

Limitations
- only looks at verbal memory
- potential practice effects
- restricted applicability - not suitable for people with severe cognitive impairments, cultural biases, language restrictions.

Question 8

HVLTR
What are the central / defining features of the assessment?

Answer 8

• The HVLT-R is a short verbal memory test that tells you about recall and recognition memory
• Target population: 16+, native english speakers, adequate hearing
  It has 3 types of trials: Learning, Delay Recall, and Recognition
• It is used to assess various neuropsychological symptoms such as dementia, TBI, alzehimers
  There are 6 forms of the test, but 2 subgroups