Development of two Spanish versions of the Verbal Selective Reminding Test

The Selective Reminding procedure has become a widely used test for evaluat ing verbal learning and memory. However, since this test was mainly devised for use in English speaking individuals, disadvantages could appear when t ranslations of the test are applied to Spanish speaking patients. To overco me these difficulties, two Spanish versions of the Verbal Selective Remindi ng Test were devised and administered to 48 healthy individuals, 19-31 year s in age, in two separate sessions. We found that performances on the two f orms were comparable, except for one measure. All the variables on both for ms yielded significant positive correlations. We also examined test-retest reliability separately for both possible orders, with Order 2 (Form 2 admin istered first) being more reliable than Order 1 (Form 1 administered first) .