APA Dictionary of Psychology

a subtest of the Halstead–Reitan Neuropsychological Battery that requires a blindfolded individual to place wooden shapes (e.g., stars) into a formboard placed at a 45° angle to the vertical. Performances for the dominant, nondominant, and both hands simultaneously are obtained, and then the blindfold is removed and the individual is asked to draw the shapes and their relative positions on the formboard. The test measures motor skills, tactile perception, nonverbal memory, and other cognitive functions.