COGNITO - Inserm

21. NARRATIVE RECALL
The test requires the subject to
recall a series of elements which
have a logical sequence. The
subject is read a short story
consisting of 27 elements after
which the interviewer turns the
screen away and asks the subject
to recall the story. No practice
trial is given.
The interviewer records, in the
order given by the subject, each
element recalled. Close
approximations are acceptable eg
“struck him” instead of “hit
him” or “flat” instead of
“apartment”. The interviewer
records each intrusion (element
not included in the story) and
notes a refusal to do the test.
When the subject has finished
the interview touches the
validation button. There is no
practice trial or time limit for this
test.
The following appears in the
Results file :
- The elements recorded
and their order
- The number of
intrusions
- A refusal
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