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Colour Cancellation Test

The Colour Cancellation Test is a neuropsychological assessment tool used to evaluate a subject's concentration, selective attention, and cognitive impairment, particularly among drug addicts and alcoholics. The test involves cancelling specific colored dots on a sheet within a set time limit, with scores recorded for correct cancellations, omissions, and commissions. Precautions are taken to ensure the subject is not color blind and understands the instructions before the test is administered.

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Colour Cancellation Test

The Colour Cancellation Test is a neuropsychological assessment tool used to evaluate a subject's concentration, selective attention, and cognitive impairment, particularly among drug addicts and alcoholics. The test involves cancelling specific colored dots on a sheet within a set time limit, with scores recorded for correct cancellations, omissions, and commissions. Precautions are taken to ensure the subject is not color blind and understands the instructions before the test is administered.

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COLOUR CANCELLATION TEST

Cancellation tests have a long history in Neuropsychological Assessment. Most commonly they
are administered as paper pencil test. These are normally used to assess a person's ability to
visually search for identifiable target. The correctness of cancellation depends on one's vigilance,
motivation and arousal. The use of these tests is very effective in understanding in the cognitive
Impairment among the drug addicts and alcoholics. This test is also used as a measure of
concentration, selective attention and reading problems in children.

AIM:

To assess the concentration of the subject using colour cancellation test.

MATERIALS:

1) Colour cancellation sheets

Description: These are printed sheets with circular colour dots of red, blue, yellow and green
which are randomly distributed in row wise on both sides of the sheet.

2) A black marker to cancel the colours.

3) Stop watch

4) Norms

PROCEDURE:

Make the subject sit comfortably in front of a table. One marker is placed in front him for
cancellation. Place one sheet of colour cancellation in front of him. Ask him to identify the
colours to ascertain colour blindness in the subject. Instructions are then given to the subject and
he is asked to read the same, which is printed on the colour cancellation sheet. Make him
understand the instruction and ask him to start cancelling the 'red' and 'green' colour circles row
wise continuously using the black marker, after he is given 'ready signal.

He should keep doing it till he is asked to stop with a 'stop' signal. The time given for
cancellation is 60 seconds. At the end of 60 seconds withdraw the colour cancellation sheet and
check for 'correct cancels', 'wrong cancels' and 'omission'. Enter the same in the corresponding
column provided row wise.

INSTRUCTIONS:

"Here are different colours printed randomly. When I say 'start' you have to start cancelling the
colours 'red' and 'green' as quickly as possible using this black marker. You have to stop
cancellations when you are given a 'stop' signal. Do not cancel any other color or leave out the
red and green. You have to work row wise only. You are not allowed to do it randomly. Work as
fast as you can."

SCORING:

Three types of scores are noted down.

1) The number of correct cancellations.

2) The number of omissions and commissions.

3) A score of '1' is assigned for every correct cancellation.

PRECAUTION:

1) The subject should not have colour blindness.

2) Check trials are given for first two rows to make him understand, the instructions.

3) He should cancel the colours row wise only and not randomly.

4) He should turn over to the next page for cancellations once he completes doing on the first
page.

5) He should cancel red and green colour only.

ANALYSIS OF DATA:

The test is administered to assess the concentration of the subject throughs cancelling the
colours. The analysis is done on scores basis with reference to the norms. Speed and accuracy is
also discussed in comparison to the norms and the group results. Assess the concentration of the
subject in comparison with the norms.

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