Development of a Portable Psychometric Testing Device for Use in the Field: An Alcohol Investigation.
Cognitive and psychomotor performance have traditionally been assessed in the laboratory. There is a need for an objective portable assessment tool to assess cognitive and psychomotor performance. This study investigated the viability of a portable psychometric test battery, in a controlled laborato...
| Published in: | Perceptual & Motor Skills Vol. 101; no. 2; pp. 383 - 393 |
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Ammons Scientific, Ltd.
October 2005
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