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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2016 Jul 19;40(9):1971–1981. doi: 10.1111/acer.13153

Table 2.

Measures of neuropsychological function used in the current study

Domain Assessment Subtest Description
Fluid Reasoning and Executive Functioning NEPSY-II Inhibition (INI) Inhibitory control and impulsivity: measures child’s ability to inhibit previously learned response
DAS-II Matrices (M) Inductive reasoning: measures child’s ability to identify, formulate, and test relationships between features in an abstract figure
DAS-II Sequential and Quantitative Reasoning (SQR) Inductive reasoning: measures child’s perception of sequential patterns in geometric figures and numerical relationships
Language DAS-II Verbal Similarities (VS) Vocabulary and verbal development: measures a child’s ability to identify common concept linking three words
DAS-II Word Definitions (WD) Vocabulary knowledge: measures ability of child to define orally presented words
NEPSY-II Word Generation Semantic (WGS) Language acquisition, retrieval, and verbal productivity
Learning and Memory NEPSY-II Memory for Designs Delayed (MDD) Long-term storage and retrieval of visual-spatial information
NEPSY-II Memory for Faces Delayed (MFD) Retention of encoded facial features
NEPSY-II Memory for Names Delayed (MND) Long-term recall of previously learned names
NEPSY-II Narrative Memory Free Recall (NMF) Immediate story recall
Visual-spatial Ability DAS-II Recall of Designs (RD) Short-term visual recall: measures child’s ability to recall and reproduce an abstract design
DAS-II Pattern Construction (PC) Spatial ability: measures child’s ability to copy a design with wooden blocks
NEPSY-II Arrows (AW) Visuoperception: measures child’s ability to judge line orientation

Note. DAS-II = Differential Abilities Scale, Second Edition

All DAS-II scores are T-Scores and all NEPSY-II scores are scaled scores.