Text for type of responses in the Number Series Task, as part of Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone (BTACT).

Number series test takes about 2.5 minutes

2016-03-30

Tun, P. A., & Lachman, M. E. (2006). Telephone assessment of cognitive function in adulthood: The Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone (BTACT). Age and Ageing, 629-632. doi:10.1093/ageing/afl089

In the next exercise I will read you a series of numbers that may get larger or smaller in value. At the end you will try o figure out what the next number would be. So if the numbers were 2,4,6,8,10, the next number would be 12. After I say each number I will pause for as long as you need, and then you should sayokay when you are ready for me to go on to the next number in the group. So if I said 2, you should sayokay when you are ready for me to go on to the next number, then I say 4, you say okay, 6, okay,8,okay,10 and at the end I will ask you what you think the next number would be. In this case the next number would be 12, as each number has increased by 2. There will be different patterns, and some of these will be harder than others, so just do the best you can. If you are not sure of the answer, it is okay to Guess. Do you have any questions?