Description: The Ross Information Processing Assessment–Second Edition (RIPA-2) is a current revision of the popular Ross Information Processing Assessment. The addition of reliability and validity studies performed on individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major improvement in the test. The RIPA-2 enables the examiner to quantify cognitive-linguistic deficits, determine severity levels for each skill area, and develop rehabilitation goals and objectives. The RIPA-2 provides quantifiable data for profiling 10 key areas basic to communicative and cognitive functioning: Immediate Memory Recent Memory Temporal Orientation (Recent Memory) Temporal Orientation (Remote Memory) Spatial Orientation Orientation to Environment Recall of General Information Problem Solving and Abstract Reasoning Organization Auditory Processing and Retention

Series: RIPA-2

Publisher: Pro-ed, Inc

Year Published: 1996

Qualifications: B

Format: KIT

Components: Examiner’s Manual, 25 Record Forms, and 25 Profile/Summary Forms, all in a sturdy storage box.

Keywords: information-processing skills, traumatic brain injury, psychological, cognition, traumatic brain injury, memory, cognitive-linguistic measure