Concept information
Preferred term
Pyramids and Palm Trees Test
Definition
- A neuropsychological test to assess semantic knowledge. The subject is asked to match an image or word (e.g., pyramid) with one of the two images or words presented below (palm tree and pine tree) that is most strongly associated with it (palm tree).
Broader concept
Synonym(s)
- PPTT
Scope note
- The non-verbal version of the Pyramids and Palm Trees Test is the most widely used (Callahan et al., 2010).
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Callahan, B. L., Macoir, J., Hudon, C., Bier, N., Chouinard, N., Cossette-Harvey, M., Daigle, N., Fradette, C., Gagnon, L., & Potvin, O. (2010). Normative data for the Pyramids and Palm Trees Test in the Quebec-French population. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 25(3), 212–217. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acq013
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
- • Howard, D., & Patterson, K. (1992). The Pyramids and Palm Trees Test: A test of semantic access from words and pictures. Thames Valley Test Company.
• Document type: test description
• Access: closed
- • Klein, Liesa A., & Buchanan, Jeffrey A. (2009). Psychometric properties of the Pyramids and Palm Trees Test. Journal of Clinical & Experimental Neuropsychology, 31(7), 803–808. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803390802508926
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
Creator
- Frank Arnould
Component of
Diagnostic tool of
Study method of
In other languages
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French
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Pyramids and Palm Trees Test
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-WKBRHZ4H-B - • Howard, D., & Patterson, K. (1992). The Pyramids and Palm Trees Test: A test of semantic access from words and pictures. Thames Valley Test Company.
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