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Pyramids and Palm Trees Test  

Definition(s)

  • A neuropsychological test to assess semantic knowledge. The subject is asked to match an image or word (e.g., pyramid) with one of the two images or words presented below (palm tree and pine tree) that is most strongly associated with it (palm tree).

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Synonym(s)

  • PPTT

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Callahan, B. L., Macoir, J., Hudon, C., Bier, N., Chouinard, N., Cossette-Harvey, M., Daigle, N., Fradette, C., Gagnon, L., & Potvin, O. (2010). Normative data for the Pyramids and Palm Trees Test in the Quebec-French population. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 25(3), 212–217. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acq013

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Howard, D., & Patterson, K. (1992). The Pyramids and Palm Trees Test: A test of semantic access from words and pictures. Thames Valley Test Company.

    [Study type: test description / Access: closed]
  • • Klein, Liesa A., & Buchanan, Jeffrey A. (2009). Psychometric properties of the Pyramids and Palm Trees Test. Journal of Clinical & Experimental Neuropsychology, 31(7), 803–808. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803390802508926

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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Editorial note

  • The non-verbal version of the Pyramids-and Palm Trees Test is the most widely used (Callahan et al., 2010).

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