Week 4 assessment

Question 1

Some some estimates of premorbid intelligence, and there strengths and weaknesses

Answer 1

‘Hold tests’ test that are independent of BI - some don’t hold - assumes premorbid intell homogenous across subtests, viewed as simplistic and inaccurate

Best perfomance - best past or current test performance - obviously overestimates

Reading skills - reading irregular words - resistance to BI, estimates using words like yacht, limited use in individuals with pre-morbid reading skill or left hemisphere damage,

TOPF - combines reading skills and demographic info, provides estimate of memory,

Question 2

What are the stages of Vanderploeg’s model of conceptualisation and interpretation?

Answer 2

1. conceptual model of brain-behaviour relationships
2. influence of subject specific variables
3. determining when a difference is a true and meaningful different
4. effect of the interaction of different cognitive domains
5. in/consistency across and within domains
6. distinguishing condition that may overlap
7. avoiding erroneous assumptions