Faculty Articles
Factor Analysis of the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery: IV: Intelligence and Pathognomonic Scales.
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
International Journal of Neuroscience
ISSN
0020-7454
Publication Date
1981
Abstract
This paper examined the factor structure of the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery Scales Intelligence and Pathognomonic. The subjects for the study were 270 patients, including 90 normal patients, 90 psychiatric patients, and 90 neurological patients. A principal factor analysis with communalities on the diagonal and iterated to the most ideal solution was used, followed by rotation to the simplest factor structure. The analysis yielded 4 subfactors for each of the two Luria scales. On the Intelligence scale, factors were general verbal intelligence, arithmetic, a frontal verbal factor, and a right frontal sequencing factor. Analysis of the Pathognomonic scale yielded a simple perceptual/expressive factor, a construction speed factor, a basic visual/spatial factor, and a higher cognitive factor. These results were generally in accord with Luria's theories.
DOI
10.3109/00207458109043305
Volume
13
Issue
2-3
First Page
87
Last Page
92
NSUWorks Citation
Golden, C. J.,
Hammeke, T. A.,
Osmon, D. C.,
Sweet, J. J.,
Purisch, A. D.,
Graber, B.
(1981). Factor Analysis of the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery: IV: Intelligence and Pathognomonic Scales.. International Journal of Neuroscience, 13(2-3), 87-92.
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