TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of a third party observer during neuropsychological assessment
T2 - When the observer is a video camera
AU - Constantinou, Marios
AU - Ashendorf, Lee
AU - McCaffrey, Robert J.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Several studies have reported that the presence of a third party observer during neuropsychological assessment negatively affects the test performance of the examinee, A previous study (Constantinou, Ashendorf, & McCaffrey, 2002) demonstrated that the presence of an audio recorder as the third party observer during neuropsychological assessment also has a negative effect on the performance. The present study was designed to investigate whether or not a video recorder as the third party observer affects neuropsychological test performance. Results showed that the presence of a video recorder had a negative impact on memory test scores. This study confirms findings from the social facilitation literature that the presence of a video camera impacts task performance, and also replicates our earlier work with an audio recorder as third party observer.
AB - Several studies have reported that the presence of a third party observer during neuropsychological assessment negatively affects the test performance of the examinee, A previous study (Constantinou, Ashendorf, & McCaffrey, 2002) demonstrated that the presence of an audio recorder as the third party observer during neuropsychological assessment also has a negative effect on the performance. The present study was designed to investigate whether or not a video recorder as the third party observer affects neuropsychological test performance. Results showed that the presence of a video recorder had a negative impact on memory test scores. This study confirms findings from the social facilitation literature that the presence of a video camera impacts task performance, and also replicates our earlier work with an audio recorder as third party observer.
KW - Audio recorder
KW - Neuropsychological evaluation
KW - Standardized test administration
KW - Third party observer
KW - Video recorder
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=27144551140&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1300/J151v04n02_04
DO - 10.1300/J151v04n02_04
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:27144551140
SN - 1521-1029
VL - 4
SP - 39
EP - 47
JO - Journal of Forensic Neuropsychology
JF - Journal of Forensic Neuropsychology
IS - 2
ER -