Test Selection Guide


Testing Focus
Signal
activation -
interval tests
vSTM
capacity
tests
WM
load tests
Linguistic
processing
levels
Response mode Severity level
1. Phoneme Discrimination yes Phonological pointing severe
2. Rhyming Judgements yes Phonological pointing severe
3. Word/Nonword Repetition Test - Single item yes Phonological pointing moderate-severe
4. Lexical Comprehension yes Semantic pointing severe
5. Category Judgements yes Semantic pointing severe
6. Picture Naming yes Semantic verbal moderate
7. Auditory Lexical Decision yes Semantic pointing severe
8. Sentence Comprehension yes Semantic pointing all
9. Sentence Repetition yes Phonological & Semantic verbal mild-moderate
10. Rhyming Triplets yes Phonological pointing all
11. Synonymy Triplets yes Semantic pointing all
12. Category Typicality yes Semantic pointing moderate-severe
13. Word/Nonword Repetition Span - Open set yes Phonological verbal mild-moderate
14. Digit/Word Span - Closed set yes Phonological pointing & verbal all
15. Word Repetition Span - Hi/Lo Imageability - Open Set yes Phonological & Semantic verbal mild-moderate
16. Rhyming Probe Span yes yes Phonological pointing all
17. Initial CV Probe Span yes yes Phonological pointing all
18. Nonword Identity Probe Span yes yes Phonological pointing all
19. Category Coordinate Probe Span yes yes Semantic pointing all
20. Synonymy Probe Span yes yes Semantic pointing all
21. Superordinate Probe Span yes yes Semantic pointing all