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measure Spatial N-back Task
Study: Netherlands Twin Register Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Behavioral/cognitive task Available measurements: Young Netherlands Twin Register YC_BS1 YC_BS2 YE_COG18The Spatial N-back Task assesses visuospatial working memory. In the task, participants are instructed to remember and respond to the location of a stimulus on the screen throughout the task, either directly following the stimulus, or with a delay of one or more stimuli.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
Study: Netherlands Twin Register Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Behavioral/cognitive task Available measurements: Young Netherlands Twin Register YC_BS3 YE_COG18The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) is an IQ test designed to measure intelligence and cognitive ability in adults and older adolescents. Most versions contain sub tests that represent the following components of intelligence: Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI), Perceptual Reasoning Index (PRI), Working Memory Index (WMI), Processing Speed Index...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Reading Span Task (RST)
Study: Netherlands Twin Register Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Behavioral/cognitive task Available measurements: Young Netherlands Twin Register YE_ATTEF3The reading span task (RST) assesses memory span. The original RST required participants to read series of unconnected sentences aloud and to remember the final word of each sentence of a series (grouped according to the total number of sentences). With each sentence presented on a card, participants were cued to recall the memorized end-of-sentence words...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Corsi block-tapping task
Study: Netherlands Twin Register Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Behavioral/cognitive task Available measurements: Young Netherlands Twin Register YC_BS1 YC_BS2 YC_BS3 YE_COG18The Corsi block tapping task assesses short-term visuospatial working memory. In the task, participants participants are presented with a sequence of blocks tapped in a specific order, and they must replicate the sequence by tapping the blocks in the same order. The task becomes progressively more challenging with longer sequences, serving as a measure of...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)
Study: Netherlands Twin Register Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Behavioral/cognitive task Available measurements: Young Netherlands Twin Register YC_BS1 YC_BS2 YE_ATTEF2 YE_COG12 YE_COG18The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) is an IQ test for children of 6-17 years of age to determine general intelligence. It generates a full scale IQ (formerly known as an intelligence quotient or IQ score) that represents a child's general intellectual ability. The most common primary index scores are the Verbal Comprehension Index, the...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024