Psychological factors in the face-hand test.
Young children's failure to report double-simultaneous stimulations of the side of the face and the contralateral hand has been attributed to cerebral deficiencies. When tested under optimal psychological conditions, 3- to 6-year-old children correctly report simultaneous stimulations of the face and contralateral hand. Performance on the face-hand test, which has been used as an index of cerebral functioning, is influenced in a significant way by the child's ease in the testing situation and understanding of the task.
D001288:Attention; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005145:Face / Q000294:innervation*; D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation*; D006801:Humans; D010470:Perceptual Masking; D012718:Set, Psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014110:Touch