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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).

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • 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

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-WKBRHZ4H-B

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