EXAM 1 assessment ATTENTION Flashcards
Test of Every day Attention
checks different types of attention using eight tasks with sounds and visuals. good at measuring attention, but it might not show how attention works in real life
Attention Process Training
A well-organized test that checks all four types of attention (sustained/ selective/ alternating/dividing)
Brief Test of Attention
listening for and counting letters or numbers. accurately measures attention, also involves language understanding and memory skills (Divided/working)
Symbol Digit Modalities
match symbols to numbers. It’s mostly nonverbal but requires quick visual scanning (divided)
Connors Continuous performance
made for kids but works for adults too. respond to everything except one specific target (sustained/selective/divided)
Digit Span
used often in different assessments. checks memory and attention. listen to numbers, remember them, and add them together. hard for people with language problems. (sustained/ working)
Paced Auditory serial addition
This test has you remember and add numbers. It helps detect mild brain injuries. (sustained/divided attention)
Stroop test (Attention)
Say the color of the word, not what the word says. For example, for the word, RED, you should say “Blue.”
Trail Test (alternating attention)
Put your pencil on #1 and draw a line to A. Then
draw a line from A to 2. Continue alternating letters and numbers until you reach 10.
Working Memory task
Give the instructions one time
* Day 1. Circle all the Bs
* Day 2. Circle all the Bs
and draw a square
around the Es.
Each day add a new letter and new Directions
Map Search
test-taker is given a map of Philadelphia and has 2 minutes to find and circle as many restaurant symbols as possible. Scores are based on the number of symbols circled in 1 minute and 2 minutes.
Telephone Search
The test-taker uses a telephone directory to cross out specific symbols.
Telephone Search Dual Task
Similar to the Telephone Search, but the test-taker also counts auditory tones while crossing out symbols, and performance can be compared between the two tasks.
Elevator Counting
The test-taker listens to tones and counts them, pretending to be in an elevator where the floor number display is broken.
Elevator Counting With Distraction
Like Elevator Counting, but the test-taker hears two types of tones (medium-pitched and high-pitched) and still counts them.
Visual Elevator
The test-taker sees elevator doors and arrows (pointing up or down) and must track which floor they are on based on the arrows showing the direction.
Auditory Elevator With Reversal
In this task, the test-taker listens to medium auditory tones and tracks their floor number. High and low tones signal a change in direction.
Lottery
The test-taker hears a series of spoken letters and numbers and listens for a target number. Each time the target number is heard, they write down the two letters that came before it.
