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Word Memory Test

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The Word Memory Test (WMT; Green, 2003; Green, Allen, & Astner, 1996) is a well-validated effort test. It has been employed in many studies with diverse control and clinical samples of children and adults with an emphasis on traumatic brain injuries, chronic pain, and self-reported depression (Dunn, Shear, Howe, & Ris, 2003; Gervais, Rohling, Green, & Ford, 2004; Gervais et al., 2001; Gorissen, Sanz, & Schmand, 2005; Green, 2003, 2007; Green et al., 1996; Green & Flaro, 2003; Green & Iverson, 2001; Green, Iverson, & Allen, 1999; Green, Lees-Haley, & Allen, 2002; Green, Rohling, Iverson, & Gervais, 2003; Green, Rohling, Lees-Haley, & Allen, 2001; Iverson, Green, & Gervais, 1999; O’Bryant & Lucas, 2006; Rohling, Allen, & Green, 2002; Rohling, Green, Allen, & Iverson, 2002; Tan, Slick, Strauss, & Hultsch, 2002; Williamson, Green, Allen, & Rohling, 2003). The WMT is a computerized test of the ability to learn a list of 20 word pairs. It takes about 7 min of the tester’s time...

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Iverson, G.L. (2011). Word Memory Test. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79948-3_218

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