Neuropsychological & Cognitive Tools Flashcards
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The Halstead Category Test is most sensitive to impairment in which cognitive domain?
Answer: Abstract concept formation and hypothesis testing
The Halstead Category Test requires learning abstract principles from feedback, making it sensitive to impairment in concept formation and abstract reasoning.
A patient shows intact immediate recall but severely impaired delayed recall on the WMS-IV Logical Memory subtest. This pattern MOST strongly suggests:
Answer: Rapid forgetting/consolidation failure
Intact immediate but impaired delayed recall indicates information was encoded but not consolidated, reflecting a rapid forgetting/consolidation failure.
The Digit Vigilance Test requires crossing out all 6s on a page of random digits. It primarily measures:
Answer: Sustained attention and processing speed
The Digit Vigilance Test measures sustained attention and speed by tracking performance across a long, monotonous target-detection task.
Which of the following neuropsychological tests is specifically designed to detect effort and non-credible cognitive performance (performance validity)?
Answer: Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM)
The TOMM uses a recognition paradigm with forced-choice format to detect non-credible memory performance that falls below chance or normative expectations.
The Hooper Visual Organization Test (VOT) requires examinees to name objects depicted as:
Answer: Cut-apart line drawings rearranged in pieces
The VOT presents cut-apart line drawings of objects rearranged in pieces; examinees must mentally reassemble them, measuring visuospatial synthesis.
When interpreting the Finger Tapping Test, the MOST important comparison for detecting lateralized motor impairment is:
Answer: Dominant vs. non-dominant hand speed ratio
Comparing dominant to non-dominant hand tapping speeds reveals asymmetric motor slowing that localizes contralateral hemisphere dysfunction.
On the Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (NAB), the Mazes subtest is designed to measure which executive function?
Answer: Planning and foresight
The NAB Mazes subtest requires planning an efficient route before executing it, directly measuring planning and foresight as executive functions.