‘Cloze’ procedure refined and modified
- 1 February 1998
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 172 (2), 136-141
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.172.2.136
Abstract
BACKGROUND 'Cloze' procedure assesses the predictability of text by deleting words at set intervals and having a panel of raters fill the blanks. Two refinements to the procedure are described: 'modified Cloze' and 'reverse Cloze', the latter examining the subject's ability to interpret a partial transcript. METHOD Samples of speech were obtained from patients with schizophrenia, manic-depression and orthopaedic disorders using a standard prompt, and the output analysed using modified Cloze. In addition, subjects completed a reverse Cloze passage. RESULTS Both modified Cloze and reverse Cloze discriminated the performance of patient groups, with patients with schizophrenia performing worst. CONCLUSIONS These techniques extend earlier findings suggesting reduced predictability in psychotic speech, particularly for patients with schizophrenia. The reverse Cloze procedure suggests a 'mirror-image' deficit and is a potential objective index of psychopathology that is much simpler to apply than traditional Cloze.Keywords
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