Test of everyday attention
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The Test of Everyday Attention (TEA) is designed to measure attention in adults age 18 through 80 years. The test comprises 8 subsets that represent everyday tasks and has three parallel forms.[1] It assess three aspects of attentional functioning: selective attention, sustained attention, and mental shifting.[2]
The subsets include the following:[2]
- Map Search: looking at a large map of Philadelphia, patients search for symbols (selective attention)
- Elevator Counting: subjects listen to a series of tones, and must indicate a floor number
- Visual Elevator: subjects must count up and down in response to a series of visually presented "floors"
- Telephone Search: subjects must identify symbols in a simulated telephone directory, in some versions counting audio tones at the same time
- Lottery: subjects are asked to listen for their 'winning number' presented on audio tape, then write down the two letters preceding a specified number