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A pocket computer is described that can be used by subjects to self-administer cognitive tests in field situations. Two cognitive tests, a vigilance and an encoding task, were developed for this computer and used to test cognitive performance during a 30-day military field exercise.
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Funds for this research were provided by the Military Nutrition Division of the U S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine. The authors wish to thank David D. Schnakenberg and E. W. Askew for their support of the project.
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Popper, R., Dragsbaek, H., Siegel, S.F. et al. Use of pocket computers for self-administration of cognitive tests in the field. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 20, 481–484 (1988). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03202700
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