Behavioral Inattention Test
What It Measures
The Behavioural Inattention Test (BIT) checks whether a person is neglecting one side of space after a stroke (not seeing, or not responding to, things on the affected side even though vision and movement may be intact). It is built in two halves so the findings connect to daily life rather than to paper tasks alone.
Six conventional subtests are the familiar pencil-and-paper screens: crossing out lines, cancelling letters and stars, copying figures and shapes, bisecting lines, and drawing from memory. Nine behavioral subtests use everyday materials instead — dialing a phone, reading a menu or newspaper article, telling and setting a clock, sorting coins and cards, copying an address, navigating a map. Lower scores mean more severe neglect, and published cut-offs flag the likely presence of it.
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Additional Notes
Licensing Notes: Purchase is restricted to individuals certified in a Pearson-recognized professional organization or holding a graduate qualification and training — occupational therapists are explicitly included. The kit contains the manual, record forms, stimulus materials, test and playing cards, and a clock face. Record forms are consumables. Reproduction requires Pearson permission.
Learn More: Two parallel versions exist, which makes retesting practical without practice effects.
