Subtest |
Description |
First and Second Names |
Presentation: The examinee is shown two photographic portrait and asked to remember the first and second names of both people in the photographs. |
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Delayed Recall: The original 2 portraits are shown and the examinee has to recall their names. |
Belongings |
Immediate: Two possessions belonging to the examinee are borrowed and hidden in a desk drawer and a cupboard/closet (or suitable alternatives). |
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Delayed Recall: The examinee has to ask for the belongings and the locations where they are hidden when the examiner says: "We have finished the test". |
Appointments |
Presentation: An alarm is set for 25 minutes time. The examinee is required to ask two questions relating to the near future, when the alarm sounds. |
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Delayed Recall: When the alarm sounds the examinee is supposed to ask the two questions they were told earlier. |
Picture Recognition |
Presentation: Fifteen line drawings are shown to the examinee for 3 seconds each. |
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Delayed Recogntion: The pictures shown earlier are presentated again with distractors. |
Story |
Immediate Recall: The examinee is asked to listen to a short passage of prose being read out. The examinee is then required to recall as much of it as possible. |
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Delayed Recall: The examinee is asked to recall the story that they heard earlier. |
Face Recognition |
Presentation: The examinee is shown 15 faces, one at a time, for 3 seconds each. Later the examinee is required to select the original 15 from a set of 30. |
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Delayed Recognition: The faces shown earlier are presented again with distractors. |
Route |
Immediate Recall: The examiner traces a short route within the room. The route comprises 6 sections. The examinee is required to retrace the route immediately. |
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Delayed Recall: The examinee is required to retrace the route they were shown earlier. |
Messages |
Immediate Recall: Record whether the examinee picks up the 'message' envelope and the book and leaves them at the correct places. |
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Delayed Recall: Record whether the examinee picks up the 'message' envelope and the book and leaves them at the correct places on the delayed route trial. |
Orientation and Date |
The examinee is asked a number of questions relating to person, place and time. |
Novel Task |
Immediate Recall: The examinee uses different coloured pieces to make a star inside a template. The examiner explains and demonstrates how the pieces can be put together to form an object, using a set order. The examinee then has a try. This whole procedure is repeated two more times. |
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Delayed Recall: After a delay the examinee tries to remember the order, this time without any demonstration. |