The Method of “Object Exclusion”: Age Standards and Diagnostic Value for Neuropsychological Assessment of Children aged 4-17 years

The method of “Object Exclusion” is often used to assess a person’s ability generalize and forms part the pathopsychological neuropsychological examination children adults. Nevertheless, there no definite consensus as which ratio responses, would reflect different generalization levels, considered normative for ages. Published data on validity this technique quite inconsistent. results investigation 482 tentatively healthy aged between 52 215 months (119 ± 43), whom 316 were boys 166 girls, provided standards various categories responses Cross-analysis with diagnosis revealed that test performance indicators have do cognitive development, but proportion explained variance greater than 10%. Moreover, varies each age group. Collating from allows predicting more 7% neurocognitive development variability.