The Behavioural Inattention Test (BIT) is an objective behavioral test of everyday skills relevant to visual neglect, aimed at increasing the understanding of specific difficulties patients experience.

Behavioral Inattention Test
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Behavioral Inattention Test

BIT

Janet Cockburn,Peter W. Halligan,Barbara A. Wilson

The Behavioural Inattention Test (BIT) is an objective behavioral test of everyday skills relevant to visual neglect, aimed at increasing the understanding of specific difficulties patients experience.

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Publication date:

1987

Age range:

19 to 83 years

Qualification level:

B
Administration:

Approximately 40 minutes

Forms:

Two parallel versions

Norms:

80 patient U.K. clinical study; 15 controls

There are two parallel versions of BIT, each comprising six conventional subtests and nine behavioral subtests.

Benefits

  • Use in a wide range of environmental settings.
  • Test skills such as line crossing, figure and shape copying, line bisection, representational drawing, and more.

Features

The BIT has been validated against conventional tests of neglect and therapists' reports.

  • Short and easy to understand and interpret.
  • Excellent interrater, test retest, and alternate form reliability.
 
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