Administering the noose item of the Boston Naming Test (BNT) has been questioned given the cultural, historical, and emotional salience of the noose in American culture. In response, some have modified the BNT by skipping/removing this item and giving the point as if the examinee responded correctly. It is unknown, however, whether modifying standardized administration and scoring in this manner affects clinical interpretation. In the present study, we examined the prevalence of noose item failure, whether demographic and clinical characteristics differed between those who responded correctly versus failed the item, and whether giving a point to those who failed affected clinical interpretation.

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波士顿命名测试：失去套索

鉴于在美国文化中，绞索的文化，历史和情感重要性，对管理波士顿命名测试（BNT）的绞索项目提出了质疑。作为回应，有些人通过跳过/删除该项目并给出要点，就像考生正确回答一样来修改了BNT。但是，以这种方式修改标准化的给药方式和评分是否会影响临床解释尚不清楚。在本研究中，我们检查了套索项目失败的发生率，正确回答者和失败者之间的人口统计学和临床​​特征是否不同，以及是否给失败者指出了影响临床的解释。