On Tuesday afternoon the patient practiced transfers from the wheelchair to the mat with assistance from the therapist and progressed from minimal assist to stand-by assist.On Wednesday morning the therapist asks the patient to perform the same transfer.What type of assessment of motor learning is the therapist using?

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The therapist is using a retention test, which assesses the patient's ability to retain and apply previously learned movements or skills. The fact that the therapist is asking the patient to perform the same transfer on a different day after having previously shown improvement suggests that the therapist wants to evaluate if the patient retained the skill.

On Tuesday Afternoon the Patient Practiced Transfers from the Wheelchair