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TABLE F.1 Neurobehavioral Tests

Domain of Function	Test Examples
Overall cognitive ability	Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R); Raven Progressive Matrices; syntactic reasoning
Attention and concentration	Digit-span test from WAIS-R; Bourdon-Wiersma Vigilance Test; Continuous Performance Test
Motor skills	Grooved pegboard; finger-tapping; Santa Ana dexterity test; simple reaction time
Visuomotor coordination	Digit-symbol from WAIS-R; Trails A and B; Aiming (Pursuit Aiming II)
Visuospatial relations	Block design from WAIS-R
Memory	Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised, including paired associates; Benton Visual Retention; serial digit learning
Affect and personality	Profile of Mood States (POMS); Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI); MMPI-2
SOURCE: Adapted from Fiedler et al., 1996; Proctor and White, 1990.

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