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Actuarial / Statistical
VS.
Clinical Predictions
Actuarial are objective statistical models

Clinical are gut/subjective

A>C A=AC combo
SORC
Stimulus
Organism
Response
Consequence
Seattle Longitudinal Study:
Cross sectional design more likely to find age related declines, bc of cohort effects.
Found only perceptual speed declines before 40.
Slope Bias
vs
Intercept Bias:
Slope Bias: differential validity

Intercept bias (unfairness) predictor scores differ, but not actual performance- consistently over or under-predict performance
Alzheimers WAIS:
93 VC
87 WM
84 PO
79 PS
What are best tests to assess premorbid functioning?
Info & Vocab
What verbal test declines most with age?
LNS