Which option is NOT typically used to assess the Visuospatial Sketchpad?

• A. Corsi block-tapping
• B. Visual pattern recall
• C. Mental rotation tasks
• D. Digit span for verbal memory

Answer: (D)

The key idea is which working-memory components each task taps into. The visuospatial sketchpad handles visual and spatial information, so tasks that involve seeing patterns, remembering locations, or mentally rotating shapes rely on this subsystem. Corsi block-tapping measures the ability to reproduce sequences of spatial locations, visual pattern recall tests memory for patterns seen visually, and mental rotation requires manipulating mental images in space. These are all classic ways to assess the visuospatial sketchpad. In contrast, digit span for verbal memory uses spoken or written digits and tests the phonological loop, which stores and rehearses verbal information. Because it targets verbal, not visual-spatial, memory, it’s not typically used to assess the visuospatial sketchpad.