Title: Santa Ana dexterity test
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - Santa Ana dexterity test
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.12061
Status: current

Definition
Procedure in which a test subject stands in front of a plate with 48 square holes and an equal number of fitted pegs, each having a cylindrical upper part and square base, and is asked to fit the pegs into the holes as quickly as possible by turning them 180 degrees, first with one hand and in a subsequent trial with the other hand.

Note
The test measures eye-to-hand coordination and gives information about right/left-handedness.

Related Term
- neurobehavior core test battery: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11925

Source
- PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 903 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)

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Citation: Citation: 'Santa Ana dexterity 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.12061
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