A COMPARISON OF RECALL AND RECOGNITION TYPES OF MEASUREMENT ON VERBAL ITEMS, AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR DETERIORATION TESTING.

The article compares recall and recognition types measurement on verbal items, and their implications for deterioration testing. Inferences drawn from the foregoing results should be made with some caution because of the smallness of the sample and because certain factors, such as extent of deterioration and premorbid intelligence were not properly matched or controlled. It has been demonstrated that the disparity between recall and recognition measures of Vocabulary and Information is greater in individuals who have incurred Intellectual deterioration. This finding supports the earlier assumption that a recognition type of measurement provides a more accurate premorbid estimate of verbal ability.