Bender Gestalt recall as a measure of memory versus distractibility

Abstract

The number of figures recalled from the Bender Gestalt Test correlated (r = 0.74) with the Wechsler Memory Scale raw scores for 65 patients referred for possible intellectual deficit. There was a significantly higher (P < 0.001) correlation with a factor of memory (r = 0.76) than with a freedom from distractibility factor (r = 0.40). These results suggest the Bender Gestalt recall is a good screening measure of memory.