Andrew J M
J Clin Psychol. 1977 Jul;33(3):786-91. doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(197707)33:3<786::aid-jclp2270330340>3.0.co;2-x.
This study provided Tapping Test norms for young legal offenders by measuring 54 Anglo male probationers (35 juveniles, 19 adults) in Study I, and 127 probationers aged 12-17 within eight sex/age/ethnicity subgroups in Study II. The Tapping Test, a measure of fine-motor speed, forms part of the Halstead-Reitan battery for neuropsychodiagnosis. Study I results suggest that tapping speed related to age for juvenile male delinquents, p less than .01; for adults, speed relates to IQ, p less than .05. Study II results suggest that Anglo females--but not non-Anglo females-- tap slower than males, p less than .01. The results were only paritally consistent with those of prior studies. Future researchers may wish to: (a) refine norms by appropriate adjustments for age and IQ; (b) investigate why Anglo female delinquents were especially slow on the Tapping Test; and (c) evaluate to what extent false positives may be provoked on this test by depression rather than organicity.
本研究通过在研究一中对54名英国裔男性缓刑犯（35名青少年，19名成年人）进行测量，以及在研究二中对127名年龄在12至17岁的缓刑犯按八个性别/年龄/种族亚组进行测量，提供了针对年轻违法者的敲击测试常模。敲击测试是一种精细运动速度的测量方法，是用于神经心理诊断的Halstead-Reitan成套测验的一部分。研究一的结果表明，对于青少年男性违法者，敲击速度与年龄相关，p值小于0.01；对于成年人，速度与智商相关，p值小于0.05。研究二的结果表明，英国裔女性——而非非英国裔女性——敲击速度比男性慢，p值小于0.01。这些结果仅部分与先前研究的结果一致。未来的研究人员可能希望：（a）通过对年龄和智商进行适当调整来完善常模；（b）调查英国裔女性违法者在敲击测试中特别慢的原因；以及（c）评估该测试在多大程度上可能因抑郁而非器质性病变导致假阳性结果。
