Luria and His Lasting Influence on Test Batteries in Neuropsychological and Intelligence Assessment

Abstract

Luria still influences contemporary test batteries in neuropsychological and intelligence assessment. Characteristic of his exam are: process-orientation, qualitative approach, adaptive administration, and hypothesis testing. Luria covers a broad range of functional areas (14 areas with 89 tasks total). This review analyses seven contemporary test batteries related to Luria. For adults these are in neuropsychology: LNI, KBNA, K-SNAP, and in Intelligence assessment: KAIT. For children these are in neuropsychology: NEPSY-II, and in Intelligence assessment: CAS, KABC-II. These test batteries cover significantly less functional areas (3 to 11) and have fewer Subtests (4 to 32). Analogies to Luria’s exam can be found in test administration, mostly adaptive testing. With special subjects (children, elderly) this helps preventing resistance and fatigue during testing. (119 words)