Faculty Articles
Factor Analysis of the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery: IV: Intelligence and Pathognomonic Scales.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1981
Publication Title
International Journal of Neuroscience
Volume
13
Issue/Number
2-3
First Page
87
ISSN
0020-7454
Last Page
92
Abstract/Excerpt
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
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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