ABSTRACT

Today computers are being utilized in psychology to an ever greater extent (Butcher, 1987). In neuropsychology, computers have been applied to test ad­ ministration, scoring, and interpretation. Recent advances in the administration of neuropsychological tests by computers have been thoroughly reviewed by Kane and Kay (1992, 1997) and computerized interpretation has been reviewed by Russell (1995, 1997). Consequently, these areas of computer application are not discussed here. Computerized scoring has been utilized in neuropsychology for a number of individual tests and for the Wechsler tests. Computer scoring programs have been available for some of the Wechsler batteries since 1986 (Prifitera, 1986). All current versions of Wechsler tests may be scored by com­ puters. There are computer scoring programs for four adult neuropsychology batteries, one for older children (Reitan, 1992), and one for younger children (Reitan 8C Wolfson, 1986).