4 mini-scenarios that follow a story, including: (1) exploring a kitchen, (2) catching a bus to a grocery store, (3) finding/purchasing food in a grocery store, and (4) returning home on a bus. To permit repeated testing while avoiding learning effects, 6 alternate forms were created that vary the ingredients stored in the cabinets, items on the recipe and grocery list, cost of the bus rides, cost of groceries, and money available in a wallet. Subjects complete each scenario through a progressive storyboard design Validation In 2014, a validation study was conducted with three aims: To assess the validity, sensitivity, and reliability of the VRFCAT as a primary measure of functional capacity in schizophrenia To examine the VRFCAT’s ability to quantify changes in functional capacity by comparing it to the UCSD Performance-based Skills Assessment (UPSA-2-VIM) To determine the association between performance on the VRFCAT and performance on the MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB), which is the gold standard measure of cognition in pharmaceutical clinical trials regulated by the FDA Participants for the study included 158 subjects with schizophrenia, and 166 healthy controls. The VRFCAT demonstrated both good test-retest reliability (ICC = .81), minimal practice effects, and high, positive correlations with cognitive performance (r = .58 with the MCCB). In particular, the VRFCAT Total Time demonstrated good test-retest reliability (ICC = .80 in young adults; ICC = .64 in older adults) and insignificant practice effects; the Total Time variable also had high correlations with cognitive performance across age groups (r = .79 in young adult, r = .66 in older adults). Overall, the VRFCAT was shown to be a measure of functional capacity with good psychometric properties permitting repeated assessment in clinical trials. References Other Cognitive Assessment Tools SCoRS - Schizophrenia Cognition Rating Scale External links Official website Cognitive tests