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. 2014 Sep-Oct;49(5):659–664. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-49.3.37

Table 1.

Subtests and Composite Scores and Validity Indicators for the ImPACT Test (Online Version)a


Neurocognitive Domain Measured
Contributing Scores/Formula (Average of Scores Presented)
Test name
 Word Memory Word recognition memory (learning and retention)
 Design Memory Design recognition memory (learning and retention)
 X's and O's Visual working memory and cognitive speed
 Symbol Match Memory and visual motor speed
 Color Match Impulse inhibition and visual motor speed
 Three Letter Memory Verbal working memory and cognitive speed
Composites (online)
 Verbal Memory Word Memory (hits, correct distractors, immediate and delayed)/48
Symbol Match (total correct hidden)/9
Three Letter Memory (total letters correct)/15
 Visual Memory Design Memory (hits, correct distractors, immediate and delayed)/48
X's and O's (total correct memory)/12
 Visual Motor X's and O's (total correct)/4
 Speed Three Letter Memory (average correctly counted)/3
 Reaction Time X's and O's (average counted correct reaction time)
Symbol Match (average weighted reaction time for correct responses)
Color Match (average reaction time for correct response)
 Impulse Control X's and O's (number of incorrect distracters)
Color Match (number of commission errors)
 Symptom Scale Rating of individual self-reported symptoms
a

Invalidity indicators for ImPACT baseline testing (online version; ImPACT Applications, Inc, Pittsburgh, PA): Impulse Control Composite Score > 30; Word Memory Learning percentage < 69%; Design Memory Learning percentage < 50%; X's and O's Total Correct Interference > 30; and Three-Letter Memory Total Letters Correct < 8.