Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2024 Dec 22:acae117. doi: 10.1093/arclin/acae117. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: Explore the tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) scores from the Children’s Auditory and Visual Naming Tests (cANT, cVNT) as embedded validity indicators (EVIs).
METHOD: A retrospective design of 98 consecutively referred youth aged 6-15 years (M = 11.28, SD = 2.80) that completed neuropsychological evaluation at a tertiary-care academic medical center.
RESULTS: Invalid performance (i.e., ≥2 failed PVTs) occurred in 12.2% of the sample, with base rates of failure on individual PVTs ranging from 1.0% to 30.6%. Area under the curve (AUC) showed statistical significance for the auditory (AUC = 0.811, p = .004) but not the visual TOT. Logistic regression indicated the combination of both TOT scores with other PVTs increased correct identification of invalid performance to 85.7% versus 75% without TOT scores.
CONCLUSION: The utility of the TOT as a language-based EVI is one of many potential advantages of the cANT and cVNT compared to other confrontation naming tests. To confirm this, future studies with more diverse populations are warranted.
PMID:39709637 | DOI:10.1093/arclin/acae117
