FORENSIC NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST USAGE - AN EMPIRICAL SURVEY

The frequency with which various psychological tests are administered in forensic evaluations was assessed. Data was gathered from reports o f adult personal injury evaluations by 100 examiners identified as exp erts in neuropsychology. A rank ordering of tests from most to least u sed by examiners was created For example the most frequently used test s were the WAIS-R, MMPI, WMS-R, Trails A & B, Finger Oscillation Test, Bender-Gestalt, Category Test, and Wisconsin Card-Sorting Test. Selec ted comparisons were made of test rankings from earlier surveys. Impli cations of findings for examiners and expert witnesses are considered.