The Boston Naming Test is a screening tool that can help assess cognitive functioning.
The author of the Boston Naming Test is Sandra Weintraub.
This test assessesword-finding abilityand the cognitive functions associated with that task.
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The person is given 20 seconds to say what the drawing depicts.
The person may then be given another 20 seconds to identify the picture.
Scoring cutoffs that indicate a concern in cognition vary per which test version is being utilized.
Versions
Several different versions of the Boston Naming Test have been used over the years.
Others use only the even or odd numbered pictures.
CERAD uses a 15-item Boston Naming Test, in addition to several other testing instruments.
Shorter versions can be helpful due to the limited time that practitioners typically have to do an assessment.
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