Neuropsychological test
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/* List of neuropsychological tests */ TAT isn't a neuropsychological test
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'''Neuropsychological tests''' are specifically designed tasks used to measure a psychological function known to be linked to a particular [[brain]] structure or pathway. They usually involve the systematic administration of clearly defined procedures in a formal environment. Neuropsychological tests are typically administered to a single person working with an examiner in a quiet office environment, free from distractions. As such, it can be argued that neuropsychological tests at times offer an estimate of a person's peak level of cognitive performance. Neuropsychological tests are a core component of the process of conducting [[neuropsychological assessment]].
Most neuropsychological tests in current use are based on traditional [[psychometric]] theory. In this model, a person's [[raw score]] on a test is compared to a large general population [[normative]] sample, that should ideally be drawn from a comparable population to the person being examined. Normative studies frequently provide data stratified by age, level of education, and/or ethnicity, where such factors have been shown by research to affect performance on a particular test. This allows for a person's performance to be compared to a suitable [[Experimental control|control group]], and thus provide a fair assessment of their current cognitive functioning.
The following list includes commonly-used tests.
== List of neuropsychological tests ==
* [[Ammons Quick Test]]
* [[Beck Depression Inventory]], [[Beck Anxiety Inventory|Anxiety Inventory]], and [[Beck Hopelessness Scale|Hopelessness Scale]]
* [[Bender-Gestalt Test|Bender Visual Motor Gestalt (BVMG) Test]]
* [[Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination]]
* [[Boston Naming Test]]
* [[California Verbal Learning Test]]
* [[Clinical Dementia Rating]]
* [[Cognitive Symptom Checklists]]
* [[Comprehensive Aphasia Test]] (CAT)
* [[Cognistat (The Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination)]]
* [[Verbal fluency test|Controlled Oral Word Association Test]] (COWAT or FAS)
* [[Continuous Performance Task]] (CPT)
* [[d2 Test of Attention]]
* [[Dean-Woodcock Neuropsychology Assessment System]] (DWNAS)
* [[Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System]] (D-KEFS)
* [[Dementia Rating Scale]]
* [[Digit Vigilance Test]]
* [[Figural Fluency Test]]
* [[Finger Tapping (Oscillation) Test]]
* [[Grooved Pegboard]]
* [[Halstead Category Test]]
* [[Halsted-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery]]
* [[Hayling and Brixton tests]]
* [[Hooper Visual Organization Test]]
* [[Iowa gambling task]]
* [[Kaplan Baycrest Neurocognitive Assessment]]
* [[Kaufman Functional Academic Skills Test]]
* [[Kaufman Short Neuropsychological Assessment]]
* [[Lexical decision task]]
* [[Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological battery]]
* [[Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory]]
* [[MCI Screen]]
* [[Memory Assessment Scales]]
* [[MicroCog]]
* [[Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI)]]
* [[Mini mental state examination]] ([[MMSE]])
* [[Mooney Problem Checklist]]
* [[Multilingual Aphasia Examination]]
* [[NEPSY]]
* [[North American Reading Test]]
* [[Paced Auditory Serial Attention Test]] (PASAT)
* [[Paulhus Deception Scales]]
* [[Personality Adjective Checklist]]
* [[Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status]]
* [[Quick Neurological Screening Test]]
* [[Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test]]
* [[Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure]]
* [[Rivermead Behavioural memory Test]]
* [[Rogers Criminal Responsibility Scale]]
* [[Ruff Figural Fluency Test]]
* [[Sensory Screening Test]]
* [[SCL-90 (Symptom Checklist 90)]]
* [[Shipley Institute of Living Scale]]
* [[Stroop effect|Stroop Task]]
* [[Symbol Digit Modalities Test]]
* [[Tactual Performance Test]]
* [[Test of Memory Malingering]]
* [[Test of Memory and Learning]](TOMAL)
* [[Test of Variables of Attention]] (T.O.V.A.)
* [[Tower of London Test]]
* [[Trail-Making Test (TMT) or Trails A & B]]
* [[Validity Indicator Profile]]
* [[Verbal fluency test]]s
* [[Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale]] (WAIS)
* [[Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children]] (WISC-IV [[Intelligence quotient|IQ test]])
* [[Wechsler Memory Scale 3rd edition]]([[WMS-III]])
* [[Wechsler Test of Adult Reading]]
* [[Wide Range Achievement Test]](WRAT-4)
* [[Wisconsin card sort|Wisconsin card sorting task]] (WCST)
* [[Wonderlic Personnel Test]]
* [[Word Memory Test]]
== See also ==
* [[Clinical neuropsychology]]
* [[Neurocognitive]]
* [[Neuroimaging]]
* [[Psychological testing]]
==External links==
* [http://www3.parinc.com/products/product.aspx?Productid=NAB Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (NAB)]
* [http://www.brainmetric.com/products/pasat.htm Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT)]
* [http://www3.parinc.com/products/product.aspx?Productid=MAS Memory Assessment Scales (MAS)]
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