The document outlines the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery, a comprehensive tool for assessing cognitive functioning. It covers the battery's construction, the purpose and methodology of various tests, and discusses their reliability, validity, and criticisms. Specific tests mentioned include grip strength, speech-sounds perception, and the trail making test, among others.

1. The Halstead-Reitan
Neuropsychological Battery
A Comprehensive Assessment of
Cognitive Functioning

2. Learning Outcomes
• At the end of this presentation, you will
understand…
– the purpose of the Halstead-Reitan
Neuropsychological Battery
– the battery’s construction
– each test and its purpose
– the test’s reliability and validity
– criticisms of this battery of tests

3. Lateral Dominance Test
• Grip Strength Test
• Dynamometer
• Purpose

4. Category Test
• 208 geometric figures
• 7 sub-sets
• 1 principle/sub-set
• Interpretation
• Scoring

5. Tactual Performance Test

6. Speech-sounds Perception Test
• Sixty nonsensical
syllables
• Selects one of four
choices
• Purpose
• Interpretation

7. Seashore Rhythm Test
• Thirty pairs of non-
verbal sounds
• Identify as either the
same or different
sounds
• Purpose
• Interpretation

8. Finger Oscillation Test
• Finger Tapping Test
• Tap the index finger as
fast as possible for ten
seconds
• 5-10 trials per hand
• Purpose
• Interpretation

9. Trail Making Test

10. Tactile Form Recognition Test