Information Multiple Choice among healthy older adults: characteristics, correlates, and clinical implications

Information Multiple Choice (WAIS-R-NI, Kaplan et al., 1991), may be valuable when used in conjunction with the standard Information subtest. Due to the reduced retrieval demands posed by its recognition format, scores should be even less susceptible to neuropathology or normal aging than are those on the standard (recall) test, facilitating assessment of premorbid attainment in individuals suffering from retrieval-related memory deficits. We provide reliability, validity, and normative data on Information Multiple Choice from a sample (N = 177) of healthy adults aged 50 - 90 years. Information Multiple Choice correlates strongly with the standard Information subtest (r = .81) and, as predicted and unlike the standard test, does not decline even in very old age. The construct validity of Information Multiple Choice is supported, and its clinical utility will be enhanced by these normative data.