COGNITO - Inserm

3. READING AND SYNTAX
COMPREHENSION
The test is in two parts. The first a
simple reading task and the second
a comprehension task in which the
subject carries out instructions of
increasing syntactical complexity.
The subject is given one practice
trial. If the subject is unable to read
and understand the sentences then
it is unlikely that the results for
subsequent tests will be valid. Press
the Start button to commence the
test.
The subject is required to read the
sentence. This is scored by the
interviewer as C=Correct or
I=Incorrect. The scoring options
are activated by passing the mouse
or touching the upper right hand
part of the screen. This must be
done in order to move on to the
next part of the test. If the subject
does not respond within 10 seconds
the next trial is given and a Time
error noted.
The subject must now carry out the
instruction given in the sentence.
This will be scored as Correct or
Incorrect in the Results file along
with the response latency (time
taken to reply). The subject is given
5 trials.
The following appears in the
Results file:
- Number of sentences read
- Number incorrectly read
- Number correctly
understood
- Incorrect response
corrected
- Number of Time errors