Prior test experience confounds longitudinal tracking of adolescent cognitive and motor development.
Edith V SullivanWesley K ThompsonTy BrumbackDevin ProutySusan F TapertSandra A BrownMichael D De BellisKate B NoonerFiona C BakerIan M ColrainDuncan B ClarkBonnie J NagelKilian M PohlAdolf PfefferbaumPublished in: BMC medical research methodology (2022)
Thus, what appeared as accelerated cognitive and motor development was, in most cases, attributable to learning. Recognition of the substantial influence of prior testing experience is critical for accurate characterization of normal development and for developing norms for clinical neuropsychological investigations of conditions affecting the brain.