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Halstead's correlational matrix of 13 neuropsychological tests was reanalyzed with the objective of obtaining a more neuropsychologically meaningful solution. The emphasis was on solving for different numbers of factors (three and five). The three-factor solution supported and perhaps refined two of Halstead's original factors (P and A). The third factor loadings resulted in a considerably different concept than Halstead's D. The three factors (psychological vigilance, abstraction, and perception and memory for incidental stimuli) may be an essential factor pattern in recovery from head traumas. It was concluded that the investigator should not a priori be committed to a structure involving a particular number of factors. Experimentation with factor number or method would allow evaluation of the best psychological fit to the data.

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Reassessment of Factor Solution of Halstead's Matrix

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