Stability and correlates of the California Verbal Learning Test for a sample of normal elderly persons

The test-retest stability of the California Verbal Learning Test was examin ed for a normal elderly sample of 28 men and 74 women along with the correl ation for total recall with scores on selected variables. Mean age was 72 y r. The lest was re-administered after one year. Mean total recall did not c hange; the stability coefficient was .64. Coefficients for the other scores ranged considerably (.27 for recognition hits to .62 for perseverations) a nd were compared with prior research findings. Recall was moderately correl ated with scores on the North American Reading Test, Trails B, visual repro ductions, and subjective memory ability.