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  <id>11636</id>
  <title>Benton test</title>
  <longtitle>IUPAC Gold Book - Benton test</longtitle>
  <doi>10.1351/goldbook.11636</doi>
  <code>11636</code>
  <status>current</status>
  <synonym><em>synonym</em>: Benton visual memory test</synonym>
  <definitions>
    <item>
      <id>1</id>
      <text>Procedure in which patterns on cards are memorized by a test subject who then attempts to recognize them on other cards presented subsequently.</text>
      <notes>
        <item>The test measures short-term visual memory.</item>
        <item>Test conditions have repeatedly been modified, and variations such as asking the subject to redraw the pattern are in use.</item>
      </notes>
      <links>
        <item>
          <term>neurobehavior core test battery</term>
          <url>https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11925</url>
        </item>
      </links>
      <sources>
        <item>PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 852 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)</item>
      </sources>
    </item>
  </definitions>
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  <citation>Citation: 'Benton test' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.11636</citation>
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  <accessed>2026-07-01T12:48:34+00:00</accessed>
</term>
