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The informant interview is to be conducted if further information about the patient's function is required (i.e. cognitive test score 5 to 8). It consists of six questions which can be answered with “yes” (=impairment), “no” (=no impairment), “don’t know” or “N/A”. Each question is worth one point.
The Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB), [1] originally developed at the University of Cambridge in the 1980s but now provided in a commercial capacity by Cambridge Cognition, is a computer-based cognitive assessment system consisting of a battery of neuropsychological tests, administered to subjects using a touch screen computer.
The 15-minute assessment consists of four cognitive and neuropsychological tests: Detection, Identification, One Card Learning, and One Back. [5] Each test measures functions in areas such as attention, visual learning, and working memory, [6] and is designed specifically for repeated assessment.
The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a widely used screening assessment for detecting cognitive impairment. [1] It was created in 1996 by Ziad Nasreddine in Montreal , Quebec . It was validated in the setting of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and has subsequently been adopted in numerous other clinical settings.
Cognitive bias (see also Emotion in animals § Cognitive bias test) Cognitive pretesting: Cognitive pretests are used to evaluate the "comprehensibility of questions", usually given on a survey. This gives the surveyors a better understanding of how their questions are being perceived, and the "quality of the data" that is gained from the survey.
It is a computer-aided cognitive assessment system consisting of a battery of neuropsychological tests, administered to subjects using computer screen, a dedicated keyboard and a graphics tablet as stimulus and response media, respectively. The nine tests in CFS examine various areas of cognitive function, including:
The test takes about 10 minutes to complete and is scored out of 30 points, with 30 being a perfect score. It’s composed of sections that look at several components of cognitive function ...
Psychological tests such as the WCST, administered alone, cannot be used to measure the effects of a frontal lobe injury, or the aspects of cognitive function it may affect, such as working memory; a variety of tests must be used. [17] [30] [31] A participant may be good at one task but show dysfunction in executive function overall. Similarly ...