Cognition

Cognition refers to the mental processes involved in attention, executive function, gaining knowledge, and comprehension, such as thinking, knowing, remembering, judging, and problem solving. Through gaze-based and touch-based tasks on the iPad, behavioral observation, and caregiver report, the NIH Baby Toolbox Cognition domain produces individual measure-level scores and composite scores. Supplemental tests are not used towards the calculation of composites but can be administered to better understand the child’s cognitive functioning.

Counting

Cognition: Math, Cardinality

Ages: 25 - 42 months

Test Time: 2 minutes

An assessment of counting and cardinality by asking children to count as high as possible and to report the number of objects presented on a screen.

Familiarization

Cognition: Processing Speed, Learning

Ages: 6 - 21 months

Test Time: 4 minutes

An assessment of cognition and learning using gaze tracking of images on the screen.

Looking While Listening

Cognition: Language, Receptive

Ages: 6 - 24 months

Test Time: 5 minutes

An assessment of object-naming by showing infants two images on a screen and asking them to look at a target label using a gaze-based preferential looking paradigm.

MacArthur Bates CDI-CAT Comprehension

Cognition: Language, Receptive

Ages: 7 - 18 months

Test Time: 1 minutes

An assessment of vocabulary comprehension. Computerized Adapted Test versions of the classic MCDI parent report and requires responses to only 20-50 words.

MacArthur Bates CDI-CAT Production

Cognition: Language, Expressive

Ages: 9 - 30 months

Test Time: 2 minutes

An assessment of vocabulary production. Computerized Adapted Test versions of the classic MCDI parent report and requires responses to only 20-50 words.

Memory Task

Cognition: Memory

Ages: 22 - 42 months

Test Time: 6 minutes

An assessment of memory using touch-based responses for learning and delayed recognition of items.

Mullen Expressive

Cognition: Language, Expressive

Ages: 1 - 42 months

Test Time: 3 minutes

An assessment of expressive language and communication skills based on direct observation.

Mullen Receptive

Cognition: Language, Receptive

Ages: 1 - 42 months

Test Time: 3 minutes

An assessment of receptive language and communication skills based on direct observation.

Mullen Visual Reception

Cognition: Memory, Attention, Visual-Spatial

Ages: 1 - 42 months

Test Time: 4 minutes

An assessment of visual reception using both elicited prompts and touch-based responses on the iPad.

Picture Vocabulary

Cognition: Language, Receptive

Ages: 25 - 42 months

Test Time: 3 minutes

An assessment of receptive vocabulary administered in a computer-adaptive test (CAT) format. Participants must choose which of four pictures best represents a word presented via audio.