The Learning and Memory Battery (LAMB): Development and Standardization

A new clinical test for assessing learning and memory abilities, the Learning and Memory Battery (LAMB), is described. The LAMB was developed within an information-processing framework, and its normative sample contained 480 Ss, aged 18-79 years, stratified over 8 age groups. The LAMB contains 3 ver...

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Published in:Psychological assessment 1992-06, Vol.4 (2), p.193-206
Main Authors: Tombaugh, Tom N, Schmidt, James P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Learning. Memory
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
Retention Measures
Test Construction
Test Reliability
Test Standardization
Test Validity
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Summary:A new clinical test for assessing learning and memory abilities, the Learning and Memory Battery (LAMB), is described. The LAMB was developed within an information-processing framework, and its normative sample contained 480 Ss, aged 18-79 years, stratified over 8 age groups. The LAMB contains 3 verbal, 2 visual, and 2 numerical subtests. Specific features include multiple learning trials, delayed-retention tests, a continuum of retrieval cues ranging from free recall through cued recall to recognition, and both visual and verbal material that have a sufficient range of difficulty enabling examination of Ss differing widely in abilities. Interrater reliability estimates and measures of internal consistency strongly support the reliability of the LAMB. Factor analysis supports the validity of the LAMB by showing that it measures 2 independent processes: visual and verbal memory.
ISSN:1040-3590
1939-134X
DOI:10.1037/1040-3590.4.2.193