Testing is important: A truism worth remembering.

IF 2.9 3区心理学 Q3 NEUROSCIENCES

Neuropsychology Pub Date : 2026-07-01 DOI:10.1037/neu0001092

Michael R Basso, Douglas M Whiteside, Matthew R Powell, Dennis R Combs

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Abstract

Stiers (2026) asserts that knowledge of brain-behavior relationships is keenly important for clinical neuropsychologists to possess. We agree wholeheartedly with this emphasis. However, Stiers seems to diminish the importance of norm-referenced testing compared to well-informed clinical observation. We refute this assertion, and we offer examples in which the reliability and validity of expert opinion based upon direct observation are surpassed by norm-referenced testing. We argue that norm-referenced testing is the hallmark virtue of clinical neuropsychologists, and such testing offers the most reliable and valid data in a clinical assessment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).

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测试很重要：这是一个值得记住的真理。

Stiers（2026）断言，对临床神经心理学家来说，掌握大脑-行为关系的知识非常重要。我们完全同意这种强调。然而，与充分知情的临床观察相比，斯蒂尔斯似乎降低了标准参考测试的重要性。我们反驳这种说法，并提供了基于直接观察的专家意见的可靠性和有效性被规范参考测试所超越的例子。我们认为，规范参考测试是临床神经心理学家的标志美德，这样的测试提供了最可靠和有效的数据在临床评估。（PsycInfo数据库记录(c) 2026 APA，版权所有）。

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来源期刊

Neuropsychology 医学-神经科学

CiteScore

4.10

自引率

4.20%

发文量

132

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Neuropsychology publishes original, empirical research; systematic reviews and meta-analyses; and theoretical articles on the relation between brain and human cognitive, emotional, and behavioral function.