shield suggests protective intervention in imminent danger or actual attack. shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand; guard implies protecting with vigilance and force against expected danger. White House entrances are well guarded; safeguard implies taking precautionary protective measures against merely possible danger
The test, called the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, or Moca, is a 10-minute screening exam meant to highlight possible problems with thinking and memory. But it is by no means definitive, nor even diagnostic, experts pointed out. Screening tests like these cannot rule out declines in reasoning or memory, or difficulties with planning or judgment.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cognitive tests are assessments of the cognitive capabilities of humans and other animals. Tests administered to humans include various forms of IQ tests; those administered to animals include the mirror test (a test of visual self-awareness) and the T maze test (which tests learning ability).