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Assessment, Vol. 13, No. 4, 381-384 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1073191106286567

Association Between Dyads and Correct Responses on the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task (PASAT)

Raul Gonzalez

University of Illinois, Chicago

S. Walden Miller

University of California, San Diego

Catherine L. Carey

University of California, San Francisco

Steven Paul Woods

University of California, San Diego

Julie D. Rippeth

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Brian C. Schweinsburg

University of California, San Diego

Marc A. Norman

University of California, San Diego

Eileen M. Martin

University of Illinois, Chicago

Robert K. Heaton

University of California, San Diego; San Diego State University

The sensitivity of the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task (PASAT) to working memory deficits may be enhanced by examining "dyads" (i.e., correct responses immediately preceded by a correct response) as a complement to the traditional total correct summary score. In a sample of 397 mostly African American (79%) healthy adults, total dyad and total correct scores were highly correlated (r = .96, p < .001); however, the magnitude of this association diminished in faster stimulus presentation trials, particularly among participants with impaired working memory abilities.

Key Words: neuropsychology • neuropsychological tests • psychometrics • cognitive science


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