Cognitive Assessment Questions and Answers Flashcards
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Selective attention: In the string 'HEALTHINFORMATICS', how many letter 'T's appear?
Answer: 2
H-E-A-L-T-H-I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-C-S. T appears at position 5 (HEALT) and position 14 (INFORMAT). Total: 2.
Multi-tasking: A scheduler is booking an appointment while simultaneously answering a phone call. The caller asks for the provider's next available slot. The scheduler finds: Tue 2PM, Wed 10AM, Thu 3PM. Which is earliest?
Answer: Tue 2PM
Tuesday comes before Wednesday and Thursday, so Tue 2PM is the earliest available slot.
Critical thinking: A study shows '80% of patients who used Feature X had shorter hospital stays.' A manager concludes Feature X reduces hospital stays. What is a major flaw in this reasoning?
Answer: Correlation does not imply causation — other factors may explain the shorter stays
Correlation (patients using Feature X had shorter stays) does not prove causation. Sicker patients might avoid Feature X, or a third variable may explain both.
Mental rotation: If a clock shows 3:00 and you rotate the clock face 90° clockwise, what time does it appear to show?
Answer: 6:00
At 3:00, the hour hand points right (3 o'clock position). Rotating 90° clockwise moves it down to the 6 o'clock position — appearing to show 6:00.
Deductive reasoning: All Epic users have a unique user ID. Dr. Chen is an Epic user. What can we definitively conclude?
Answer: Dr. Chen has a unique user ID
Universal premise (all Epic users have unique IDs) + particular premise (Dr. Chen is an Epic user) → definitive conclusion (Dr. Chen has a unique user ID). This is a valid syllogism.
Planning and organization: You have 4 tasks: A (30 min, due 2PM), B (60 min, due 4PM), C (45 min, due 3PM), D (20 min, due 5PM). It is 12:00 PM. In what order should you complete them to meet all deadlines?
Answer: A, C, B, D
Start 12:00: A (30min, done 12:30, deadline 2PM ✓); C (45min, done 1:15, deadline 3PM ✓); B (60min, done 2:15, deadline 4PM ✓); D (20min, done 2:35, deadline 5PM ✓). All deadlines met.