Test battery
Sleep and Fatigue Battery
Four tests of alertness for sleep and fatigue research: vigilance lapses, reaction speed, sustained attention and visual search.
- Tests
- 4, in a fixed order
- Evidence
- BGrade B
- Time
- About 23 minutes
- Device
- Timed tests: participants need a desktop or laptop with a mouse or trackpad.
- Languages
- Runs in all eight participant languages.
- Price
- $0.99 academic or $2.49 commercial, per participant
- Version
- 1.0.0
Research use only
Tests in order
- 1Psychomotor Vigilance Task4-6 min
AEvidenceMain score: Mean Reaction Time
- 2Simple Reaction Time2-3 min
AEvidenceMain score: Mean Reaction Time
- 3Sustained Attention to Response5-7 min
BEvidenceMain score: Commission Errors
- 4Visual Search Test5-7 min
BEvidenceMain score: Conjunction Search Slope
Timed tests: participants need a desktop or laptop with a mouse or trackpad. The app checks each participant's device before the first test.
Other orders
- Possible orders
- 24
- In a balanced Latin square
- 4
| Order | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Psychomotor Vigilance Task | 2 Simple Reaction Time | 4 Visual Search Test | 3 Sustained Attention to Response |
| 2 | 2 Simple Reaction Time | 3 Sustained Attention to Response | 1 Psychomotor Vigilance Task | 4 Visual Search Test |
| 3 | 3 Sustained Attention to Response | 4 Visual Search Test | 2 Simple Reaction Time | 1 Psychomotor Vigilance Task |
| 4 | 4 Visual Search Test | 1 Psychomotor Vigilance Task | 3 Sustained Attention to Response | 2 Simple Reaction Time |
A study run in this square can measure each test's position effect and the carryover each test leaves on the next.
Numbers are places in the list above. A study started from this battery gives everyone that order, or rotates it and stays this battery.
Try other orders in the order labPublished evidence
Grade B: every graded test has at least grade B published evidence. 2 tests have grade A evidence and 2 have grade B.
Grade A needs at least 25 test-retest papers and 25 registered clinical studies for each test. Sustained Attention to Response has 11 test-retest papers; Visual Search Test has 15 test-retest papers.
Grade B means at least 8 test-retest papers, and either 5 registered clinical studies or 150 reliability or validity papers.
Grades describe the published research on each task, not this battery or ConductCognition's version of it. Source: ConductCognition test census 0.39.0, counted 31 October 2026 from OpenAlex and ClinicalTrials.gov. See every test's counts or every battery's grade
What it measures
- Vigilance and lapses of attention
- Psychomotor speed
- Sustained attention and response control
- Visual search efficiency
Suited to: Sleep and fatigue research
Research areas: Sleep and fatigue, aging and dementia, medication and drug trials
Example report
Participant report
Example data| Test | Main score | Result | Session quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychomotor Vigilance Task | Mean Reaction Time | 294.4 ms | Valid |
| Simple Reaction Time | Mean Reaction Time | 317.1 ms | Valid |
| Sustained Attention to Response | Commission Errors | 9 | Valid |
| Visual Search Test | Conjunction Search Slope | 25.4 ms per item | Valid |
No test in this battery has a reference group yet, so the report shows raw scores.
In a study, the report lists every score of each test, a percentile where a published norm covers the test and the participant's age, and each session's quality.
Price
Each participant uses one credit, however many tests: $0.99 for academic research or $2.49 for commercial research. Every account starts with 10 free participants, and yearly plans include participants each year. Compare plans
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