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Neuropsychology and cognitive screening

California Verbal Learning Test, Third Edition.

CVLT-3

What it measures
Verbal learning and memory with process scores; semantic clustering, serial position, intrusions, recognition discriminability
Length and format
16-word List A (4 semantic categories) x5 + List B + cued/free short- and long-delay recall + 32-item recognition (yes/no). auditory word-list recall (verbal), normed standard/scaled scores (performance/ability test)
Language versions
Adaptations exist (e.g., Spanish, Dutch, German); Pearson distributes localized versions
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
copyrighted - commercial

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Reference
Delis DC, Kramer JH, Kaplan E, Ober BA. CVLT-3. Pearson; 2017.

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