Abstract:The Analogies Understanding Test (AUT) was developed as a brief cognitive screening task of executive problem solving. A few of the test items at the beginning are "facilitated" as a means of engaging patients. Individuals with schizophrenia and mild Alzheimer's Disease (AD) made significantly less correct responses than their control groups. The schizophrenia patients, but not AD patients, made significantly more perseverations than controls on the AUT. As expected, AUT performance in schizophrenia patients c… Show more
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