Assessment Of Attention

Question 0

Name two tests commonly used to measure attention

Answer 0

The trail making test

The stroop test

Question 1

Name three common tests used to assess attention

Answer 1

Digit span
Paced auditory series addition test
Test of everyday attention

Question 2

Does normal performance on a single test in isolation indicate absence of impairment?

Answer 2

HECK no! Nor is it evidence of brain damage/ impairment with negative results!

DIAGNOSTIC decisions should never be based on a single test

Question 3

What does the Paced auditory series addition test measure?

Answer 3

Speed of information processing, sustained attention and divided attention (limits working memory demands of the task)

Question 4

What does the symbol digit modalities test measure?

Answer 4

Measure divided attention

Question 5

What does the TEA (test of everyday attention measure?

Answer 5

Comprehensive exam to measure alerting, different aspects of executive control/selection
Visual selective attention
Switch attention

Question 6

What are the limitations of the TEA?

Answer 6

Requires relatively constrained, structures testing environment.

Limits toe ecologic validity