Definitions
Verbal Memory: The ability to remember words or phrases or verbally presented information.
Visual Memory: The ability to remember objects or symbols presented visually. Typically assessed for the ability to recall the item in the short term before it is encoded for long-termm storage and retrieval.
Composite Score Calculations
Verbal Memory:
Word Memory: Total Percent Correct + Symbol Match (Total Correct Hidden Divided by 9, then times 100) + Three Letters: Percent Total Letters Correct
Visual Memory:
Design Memory: Total Percent Correct + Xs and Os: Total Correct Memory Divided by 12, then times 100)
Standard Deviations
Reliable Change for Verbal Memory: 8.75
Reliable Change for Visual Memory: 13.55