Tower of London test
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| - | The Tower of London test is a | + | The Tower of London test is a widely used neuropsychological task that tests a person's planning ability and executive funtions. This test was developed by Shallice in 1982 to investigate problem solving in subjects with damage to the frontal lobes and executive functions of visuospatial planning and problem solving. |
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| + | The Tower of London test consists of a board with usually 4 pegs and several colored beads. The person being examined is given an arrangement of the beads that they are to duplicate in as few moves as possible. | ||
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The Tower of London test is a widely used neuropsychological task that tests a person's planning ability and executive funtions. This test was developed by Shallice in 1982 to investigate problem solving in subjects with damage to the frontal lobes and executive functions of visuospatial planning and problem solving.
The Tower of London test consists of a board with usually 4 pegs and several colored beads. The person being examined is given an arrangement of the beads that they are to duplicate in as few moves as possible.
