Silk-Eglit Graham M, Stenclik Jessica H, Gavett Brandon E, Adams Jason W, Lynch Julie K, Mccaffrey Robert J
Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA
Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA.
Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2014 Aug;29(5):415-21. doi: 10.1093/arclin/acu028.
Neuropsychological research frequently uses non-clinical undergraduate participants to evaluate neuropsychological tests. However, a recent study by An and colleagues (2012, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 27, 849-857) called into question that the extent to which the interpretation of these participants' performance on neuropsychological tests is valid. This study found that in a sample of 36 participants, 55.6% exhibited performance invalidity at an initial session and 30.8% exhibited performance invalidity at a follow-up session. The current study attempted to replicate these findings in a larger, more representative sample using a more rigorous methodology. Archival data from 133 non-clinical undergraduate research participants were analyzed. Participants were classified as performance invalid if they failed any one PVT. In the current sample, only 2.26% of participants exhibited performance invalidity. Thus, concerns regarding insufficient effort and performance invalidity when using undergraduate research participants appear to be overstated.
神经心理学研究经常使用非临床的本科参与者来评估神经心理学测试。然而，安及其同事最近的一项研究（2012年，《临床神经心理学档案》，第27卷，第849 - 857页）对这些参与者在神经心理学测试中的表现解读的有效性程度提出了质疑。该研究发现，在36名参与者的样本中，55.6%的人在初始阶段表现无效，30.8%的人在后续阶段表现无效。本研究试图使用更严格的方法在更大、更具代表性的样本中复制这些发现。对133名非临床本科研究参与者的档案数据进行了分析。如果参与者未能通过任何一项PVT（过程验证测试），则被归类为表现无效。在当前样本中，只有2.26%的参与者表现无效。因此，使用本科研究参与者时对努力不足和表现无效的担忧似乎被夸大了。
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