A still of the Corsi Block-Tapping Test this video shows. The screen reads: Tap the blocks in the order they lit up.
Corsi blocks: how long a sequence can you repeat?
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Tap the blocks back in the order they lit up, one more each round.
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What to do and say
A sample script of about 45 words. Say it your own way. Fill in the highlighted parts from your own run of the test, such as the numbers on your results screen.
- 0:00
DoShow the blocks light up one at a time.
SayWatch the blocks light up, then tap them back in the same order.
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DoTap them back in order, one more block each round.
SayGet one right, and the next round adds a block.
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DoSay how long a sequence you reached and what that measures.
SayMy span was [Forward Span] blocks, a measure of visual and spatial working memory. How far can you get? Try it at conductcognition.com.
Posting it yourself? Say that ConductScience paid you, in the video or the caption, and use the platform's paid partnership label if it has one.
What viewers should learn
The longest sequence you can tap back is your Corsi span, a measure of visual and spatial working memory.
Classic paper: Corsi, 1972.
Try the test before you film
Take it yourself first: Corsi Block-Tapping Test on conductcognition.com. On the test's page, choose Preview it free. It asks you to sign in, or to create a free account.
Film yourself taking the test, or use sample data. Never show real participants, children, patients, private records or unpublished results. Get permission before you film at your school or workplace, or name it. The handbook has the rest.
Image credits
- A person in an EEG cap at a computer, during an experiment. Flexagoon, Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0, cropped.
