cognitive assessment
Thinking ability measurement
A cognitive assessment is a systematic evaluation of mental abilities—memory, attention, reasoning, language, and problem-solving.
Medical professionals use cognitive assessments to detect dementia, brain injuries, or developmental disorders: The doctor ordered a cognitive assessment after she reported memory problems.
Schools and employers may use them to measure aptitude or identify learning differences.
- IQ testsStandardized cognitive assessments
- processing speedMental information-handling rate
- reaction timeSpeed of response
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- working memoryTemporary cognitive holding space
executive function · clinical psychology · gerontology · memory · psychometrics · score · standardized testing · cognitive science · language comprehension · reasoning · neuroscience · metacognition · psychiatry · dementia · mild cognitive impairment · IQ · fluid intelligence · problem-solving
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- assessmentsassessments, evaluation, evaluations, test, tests
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- clinical assessmentsvital signs, blood pressure, heart rate, pulse, respiration
- clinical interviewspsychiatric evaluation, psychiatric history, patient history, chief complaint, rapport building
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cognitive assessmentpersonality assessment
Measuring individual character traits
personality quiz · personality test · physical assessment · physical fitness test · behavioral assessment
cognitive assessmentphysical assessment
Evaluation of body condition
physical examination · medical examination · physical fitness test · health screening
cognitive assessmentgut feeling
Instinctive sense about something