PSYC 3490 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Neuropsychology
14 Jan 2020
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Part 1 includes encircled numbers from 1 to 25 randomly spread across a sheet of paper and you have to connect them in order in as little time as possible. Part 2 is the same process as above, but with letters added. Measures the individual"s ability to form mental sets in categorizing cards with related features such as number of items, color or shape. The higher-order cognitive skills needed to make decisions, plan, and allocate mental resources to a task. Central to many activities that older adults need to use in order to care for themselves. Involves gathering information about a client"s brain functioning from a series of standardized cognitive tests. Neuropsychologists are expected to be familiar with tests that are appropriate for the age group. Includes test of intelligence like verbal recall, auditory attention and verbal abstraction ability. Provides an assessment of an individual"s overall cognitive status along a set of standardized dimensions.
