TY - JOUR
T1 - When the third party observer of a neuropsychological evaluation is an audio-recorder
AU - Constantinou, Marios
AU - Ashendorf, Lee
AU - McCaffrey, Robert J.
PY - 2002/8
Y1 - 2002/8
N2 - The presence of third parties during neuropsychological evaluations is an issue of concern for contemporary neuropsychologists. Previous studies have reported that the presence of an observer during neuropsychological testing alters the performance of individuals under evaluation. The present study sought to investigate whether audio-recording affects the neuropsychological test performance of individuals in the same way that third party observation does. In the presence of an audio-recorder the performance of the participants on memory tests declined. Performance on motor tests, on the other hand, was not affected by the presence of an audio-recorder. The implications of these findings in forensic neuropsychological evaluations are discussed.
AB - The presence of third parties during neuropsychological evaluations is an issue of concern for contemporary neuropsychologists. Previous studies have reported that the presence of an observer during neuropsychological testing alters the performance of individuals under evaluation. The present study sought to investigate whether audio-recording affects the neuropsychological test performance of individuals in the same way that third party observation does. In the presence of an audio-recorder the performance of the participants on memory tests declined. Performance on motor tests, on the other hand, was not affected by the presence of an audio-recorder. The implications of these findings in forensic neuropsychological evaluations are discussed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036706004&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1076/clin.16.3.407.13853
DO - 10.1076/clin.16.3.407.13853
M3 - Article
C2 - 12607152
AN - SCOPUS:0036706004
SN - 1385-4046
VL - 16
SP - 407
EP - 412
JO - Clinical Neuropsychologist
JF - Clinical Neuropsychologist
IS - 3
ER -