Neuropsychological & Cognitive Tools Flashcards
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The Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) was developed primarily for use with which population?
Answer: Adults and older adults screening for dementia and acquired brain injury
The RBANS was designed as a brief, repeatable screening battery for detecting cognitive decline and acquired impairment in adults and older adults.
On the Clock Drawing Test, a patient draws numbers clustered on the right side of the clock face. This pattern MOST likely indicates:
Answer: Left hemispatial neglect
Clustering all numbers on the right side of the clock is a classic indicator of left hemispatial neglect, typically associated with right hemisphere lesions.
The Judgment of Line Orientation (JLO) test is sensitive to lesions in which brain region?
Answer: Right posterior parietal cortex
JLO, which requires matching the angle of line segments, is sensitive to right posterior parietal cortex lesions affecting visuospatial perception.
Which cognitive domain does the Facial Recognition Test (Benton) primarily assess?
Answer: Perceptual face matching independent of memory
The Benton Facial Recognition Test measures perceptual ability to match unfamiliar faces across lighting and angle conditions, independent of memory or social recognition.
When a psychometrist notes that a patient scores significantly below expectations on Digit Symbol-Coding (WAIS-IV) relative to vocabulary, which factor should FIRST be considered?
Answer: Processing speed and psychomotor slowing
Digit Symbol-Coding is highly sensitive to processing speed and psychomotor slowing, which disproportionately reduces timed performance relative to verbal abilities.
The Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT) primarily stresses which cognitive functions?
Answer: Auditory working memory and processing speed under stress
The PASAT requires continuously adding each new digit to the immediately preceding one while keeping pace, straining auditory working memory and processing speed.
On the Brief Visuospatial Memory Test–Revised (BVMT-R), the Learning Index is calculated by comparing:
Answer: Trial 1 to Trial 3 performance
The BVMT-R Learning Index reflects learning slope by comparing Trial 1 to Trial 3 performance, capturing improvement across repeated exposures.