Minicog Rapid Assessment Battery (MRAB)
Measures:
- Attention and focus
- Working memory
- Perceptual processing
Recommended for:
- A very small subset of roles that require a great deal of sustained concentration and focus.
Test Description
Criteria's test portfolio includes some of the most innovative assessment tools in the world. One example of our proprietary testing IP is the MRAB, a unique battery of tests created by a research team led by Dr. Stephen Kosslyn, former Chair of the Psychology Department at Harvard University (and a member of Criteria's Scientific Advisory Board).
The story of the MRAB
The MRAB is a series of nine short tests that measure a person's "information processing" functions. Funded by NASA, Dr. Kosslyn's team originally designed the tests to measure the effects of prolonged space travel on astronauts' cognitive functions. If an astronaut's MRAB score was far below normal on a given day, for example, then maybe someone else should be operating the space shuttle. When not on pilot duty, the astronauts easily accessed the MRAB — which Dr. Kosslyn's team had installed on mobile devices for portability. MRAB-equipped devices have even been taken up Mt. Everest by a team of climbers, who used the test to measure the effects of extreme altitude on their cognitive functions.
The MRAB has been patented by Harvard University, and Criteria holds an exclusive license for the commercial rights to the test.
*The MRAB is available for all geographies except Asia-Pacific.
Languages Offered:
- English (US) - Default
- Spanish (Latin American)