Concept information
Preferred term
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
Definition
- Neuropsychological test for the assessment of cognitive flexibility. The general principle of the test is as follows. The subject is asked to classify cards according to a rule that he/she must discover according to the feedback on his/her answers given by the experimenter. When the rule is mastered, a new rule is introduced.
Broader concept
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Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Grant, D. A., & Berg, E. (1948). A behavioral analysis of degree of reinforcement and ease of shifting to new responses in a Weigl-type card-sorting problem. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 38(4), 404–411. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0059831
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
- • Nyhus, E., & Barceló, F. (2009). The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and the cognitive assessment of prefrontal executive functions: A critical update. Brain and Cognition, 71(3), 437–451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2009.03.005
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
- • Nyhus, E., & Barceló, F. (2009). The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and the cognitive assessment of prefrontal executive functions: A critical update. Brain and Cognition, 71(3), 437–451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2009.03.005
Creator
- Frank Arnould
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-FSXQ9VF0-H
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