MiniCog Rapid Assessment Battery (MRAB)
Created by Harvard University psychologists, the MRAB is a nine-test battery that measures key information processing functions (attention, working memory, problem-solving ability) that are required to succeed in a wide variety of jobs. Together these nine subtests provide a powerful means of measuring a person's "mental fitness."
Many of the MRAB's nine subtests can also be administered as stand-alone assessments, and used to predict real-world performance on jobs that require the cognitive traits measured by each test. For example, the two Selective Attention subtests (Vigilance and Filtering) measure a person's ability to maintain concentration and focus on a task while ignoring irrelevant distractions. The Visualization subtest, on the other hand, assesses a person's ability to imagine how shapes will look when rotated or moved. This is closely correlated to performance in jobs such as interior and graphic designers, architects, and photographers. The MRAB's nine subtests are:
· Divided Attention
· Selective Attention: Vigilance
· Selective Attention: Filtering
· Visualization
· Verbal Working Memory
· Spatial Working Memory
· Problem Solving (Set Switching)
· Problem Solving (Logic)
· Perceptual Reaction Time