Table 2.

Description of the Executive Functions Module of the German NAB adaptation.

Subtest	Task description	Function
Planning	The examinee is to put 5 typical daily-living time-restricted assignments into the correct order during a fixed period of time of max. 15 min.	Planning, problem solving, implementing strategies, mental flexibility.
Mazes	The examinee is to complete 7 time-restricted, paper-and-pencil mazes of increasing difficulty.	Planning, impulse control, psychomotor speed.
Letter Fluency	The examinee is to create as many words as possible with specified initial letter during 120 s.	Verbal fluency, generativity.
Judgment	The examinee is to answer 10 judgment questions pertaining to daily living issues associated with home safety, health, and medicine.	Problem solving and decisional capacity in daily living situations.
Categories	The examinee is to generate different two-group categories based on photographs and verbal information about six people. The task is composed of two panels, each of 240 s.	Concept formation, cognitive response set, mental flexibility, generativity.
Word Generation	The examinee is to create three-letter words based on a visually presented group of eight letters (three vowels, five consonants) under the time restriction of 120 s.	Verbal fluency, generativity.