Auditory discrimination |
Identify and name noises (cat vs. dog), voices (man vs. woman), or sounds (high vs. low tones) |
Auditory Processing Speed, Selective Attention |
Naming |
Animals, states, foods, flowers, names of people |
Verbal Fluency, Information Processing Speed |
Visual Discrimination |
“Spot-the-difference” tasks (does the picture shown matches the picture seen before; yes or no?) |
Visuospatial Working Memory |
Random Digit Generation |
Randomly name numbers between 0 and 300 |
Information Processing Sped |
Backward Counting |
Counting backward by 2's, 3's, or 7's |
Attention, Working Memory |
Visuospatial |
Place or name a number, object, or letter in a real or imagined space; recite or recall directions from or to a specific location. |
Visuospatial Working Memory |
N-Back |
Recite numbers, days, or months backward or skip every other target in the sequence. |
Working Memory |
Subtracting Numbers from Letters |
Provide a letter as the result of an equation (k-1 = j) |
Working Memory |
Memorization and Recall |
Memorizing or recalling objects, names, words, numbers, or prices |
Short-Term Visual or Spatial Memory |
Story Telling/Recall |
Tell a story about a day or vacation or recall details of a told story. |
Episodic Memory |
Opposing Directions |
State or move in the opposite direction of action (if a left leg is moved, say, or move to the “right,” or if a ball is kicked to the right, say, or move to “left”). |
Inhibitory Control, Attention |
Backwards or Forwards Spelling |
Spelling a word, or series of words, forwards or backward. Skipping letters in forward or reverse order. |
Working Memory |
Sentence Generation |
Stating a complete a sentence, completing a sentence or idiom |
Verbal Fluency, Attention |
Stroop |
Naming the color of the ink but not the word (if the word pink is colored in the ink “blue,” say “blue”) |
Information Processing Speed, Inhibitory Control |