Cognitive and Neuropsychological Tests

Cognitive and neuropsychological tests evaluate how mental functions such as attention, memory, perception and reasoning actually operate, using performance-based tasks. That is what separates them from self-report scales: the person is not asked how they feel, their performance on a defined task is measured. Timed cancellation tasks reveal attentional intensity, sustained attention and processing speed. Visual retention tasks assess visual memory, visual perception and visuospatial construction. Brief verbal instruments look at verbal comprehension and practical reasoning in a short sitting. Copying tasks assess a child's visual-motor maturity through drawing performance. The Multiple Intelligences Test belongs here too, though it is a profile of tendencies rather than a performance test.

Most instruments in this group are administered face to face by a trained professional following a standard protocol; the meaning of a result depends heavily on how faithfully that protocol was followed. Test materials, stimulus cards and norm conversion tables are copyright-protected and are never published on these pages. The content below explains what each test measures, who it is for and how a result is framed; none of them yields a diagnosis or a permanent intelligence label.