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Author: D. Schellig
Corsi Block-Tapping Test

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Detailed Description+

Measures the storage capacity of spatial working memory.
The Block-Tapping Test is regarded as the gold standard for testing spatial memory span. For more than three decades the validity of this test has been repeatedly confirmed in the neuropsychological literature and it has been widely used in clinical contexts. It is often used in developmental psychology because it has proved to be a good predictor of the development of cognitive functions and is able to identify specific differences between the block span forwards and backwards. It is also used in drawing up professional opinions on medical conditions.

Test forms+

The test forms for adults and those for children differ in their starting sequence. Children begin with a sequence of two cubes and adults with a sequence of three.
S1/S2: For adults/children – spatial memory span forwards
S3/S4: For adults/children – learning process of spatial working memory and spatial memory span forwards
S5/S6: For adults/children – spatial memory span backwards
S7: spatial memory span backwards, geriatric test form

Task+

Respondents see nine irregularly arranged cubes. They watch a cursor that touches a certain number of cubes in turn. At the end of this sequence a signal sounds; the respondent must now repeat the given sequence either forwards or backwards, depending on the test form. The length of the sequence increases after every third item until the maximum of eight cubes is reached.
To test learning in spatial working memory, in two test forms (S3/S4) the spatial memory span is first identified. On the basis of this a target sequence is defined that is one longer than the memory span previously achieved.

Dimensions+

Cognitive abilities

Memory

Languages+

Hungarian

Turkish

Dutch

English (USA)

French

Italian

Portuguese

Swedish

Slovak

Spanish

Greek

German

Polish

Bosnian

Romanian

Russian

Finnish

Chinese

Arabic

Serbian

Czech

Croatian

Slovene

Duration+

approx. 10-15 minutes, depending on test form

Age+

Norms for ages 8.

Test administration+

Controlled Mode

Proctored Mode


Scoring+

The following main variables are scored, depending on the test form:

  • Spatial working memory (forwards S1-S4, backwards S5-S7): The longest sequence in which at least two of the three presented tasks were correctly reproduced – measure of spatial memory span.
  • Short-term spatial learning ability (S3/S4): Number of repetitions needed before a particular target sequence is achieved – measure of short-term spatial learning.
Products specifications
LanguagesArabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English (USA), Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Test informationwide norm spectrum <i class="fas fa-info-circle tooltips test-info" data-container="body" data-placement="top" data-toggle="tooltip" title="In tests with a wide norm spectrum the norms cover a wide age range (wider than ages 16-84), or multiple norm samples (at least two) are available."></i>, language-free item material <i class="fas fa-info-circle tooltips test-info" data-container="body" data-placement="top" data-toggle="tooltip" title="A test that uses language-free item material is one that can be worked by a respondent with no linguistic knowledge, provided that the instructions have been understood (for example with support from the test administrator)."></i>, links to CogniPlus <i class="fas fa-info-circle tooltips test-info" data-container="body" data-placement="top" data-toggle="tooltip" title="For tests that are linked to CogniPlus there is a CogniPlus training program specifically designed to train the ability measured by the test."></i>
DimensionsCognitive abilities, Memory
Test typeSpecial Ability Tests