SUMMARY Research into stroke survivors and their partners have shown that the partner frequently rates the stroke survivor as less capable than the survivors rate themselves through self-re- port questionnaires or qualitative interviews; however, no re- search to date has used cognitive tasks as a method for investigation. This paper aims to investigate if the stroke sur- vivor or the partner rate the stroke survivor as worse across all cognitive domains. This research aimed to observe the incongruence of stroke survivors and their spouse’s perception of survivor function- ing by rating their confidence on Picture Memory, Verbal Me- mory, Digit Span, Luria’s Three Step Test, NART and Raven’s Matrices. Participants, and to compare these score to see if either could predict the actual score. Showed that neither the stroke survivor nor the partner con- sistently rated functioning as worse, but there was a signifi- cant difference between the dyad. Further, the stroke survivor and the partner’s confidence had no relationship with raw scores. A thematic analysis was also conducted and themes emerged from the data. These were “Confidence,” “Insight into Ability,” and “Post-Stroke Changes.” These themes were shown to interlink with the scores pro- vided in the qualitative analysis, and implied that low self-ef- ficacy may be crucial in post stroke recovery. Limitations and implications are discussed in full. Key words: stroke, rehabilitation, couples, incongruence, Self-efficacy, cognition, caregivers Background: Material/ Methods: Results: Conclusions: STROKE PATIENTS AND THEIR PARTNER’S PERCEPTIONS OF SURVIVOR FUNCTIONING Chloe Witty (A,B,C,D,E,F) , Thomas Heffernan (A,B,C,D,E,F) , Leigh Riby (A,B,C,D,E,F) Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK RESEARCH ARTICLE ACTA ACTA Vol. 15, No. 2, 2017, 161-180 NEUROPSYCHOLOGICA NEUROPSYCHOLOGICA Received: 12.01.2017 Accepted: 20.06.2017 A – Study Design B – Data Collection C – Statistical Analysis D – Data Interpretation E – Manuscript Preparation F – Literature Search G – Funds Collection 161 This copy is for personal use only - distribution prohibite - This copy is for personal use only - distribution prohibited. - This copy is for personal use only - distribution prohibited. - This copy is for personal use only - distribution prohibited. - This copy is for personal use only - distr