scholarly journals Unique and shared components of executive function as measured by the Wisconsin card sorting test and the Halstead categories test Woodruff, G. R., & Dickson, A. L.

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-432
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting ◽  
Sorting Test

Is executive function distinguishing schizophrenia from bipolar disorder?

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1419-1419
Author(s):  
M.R. Khodaee ◽  
M.K. Derakhshan ◽  
A. Khodabakhshi Kooalee
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients ◽  
Bipolar Type ◽  
Patient Groups ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting ◽  
Sorting Test

ObjectivesThere is an evidence for differential executive function in bipolar type 1 disorder (B1D) and schizophrenia that may tend different cognitive deficits and abnormalities. The objective of this study was to compare the executive function of B1D and schizophrenic patients.MethodWe studied 50 patients with B1D, and 50 schizophrenic participants. All participants completed the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) of the Persian version. The participants were match in three basic variables which had most contributions in cognitive conditions in patients. They were Age, educational status and period of illness.ResultsThe two patient groups had compared performance on the WCST. In the WCST, schizophrenic patients showed impairment executive function more than B1D patients.ConclusionsFindings indicated that schizophrenic patients had more dysfunctions executive function than the Bipolar type 1 disorder patients. Although, both disorders may show the impairment in executive function, but the dysfunction in schizophrenia greater than bipolar type 1disorder patients.

scholarly journals Assessment of Executive Function in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury with the Wisconsin Card-Sorting Test

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 699
Author(s):  
Lizzette Gómez-de-Regil
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Case Series ◽  
The United States ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting ◽  
Sorting Test

This review aimed at providing a brief and comprehensive summary of recent research regarding the use of the Wisconsin Card-Sorting Test (WCST) to assess executive function in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). A bibliographical search, performed in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and PsycInfo, targeted publications from 2010 to 2020, in English or Spanish. Information regarding the studies’ designs, sample features and use of the WCST scores was recorded. An initial search eliciting 387 citations was reduced to 47 relevant papers. The highest proportion of publications came from the United States of America (34.0%) and included adult patients (95.7%). Observational designs were the most frequent (85.1%), the highest proportion being cross-sectional or case series studies. The average time after the occurrence of the TBI ranged from 4 to 62 years in single case studies, and from 6 weeks up to 23.5 years in the studies with more than one patient. Four studies compared groups of patients with TBI according to the severity (mild, moderate and/or severe), and in two cases, the studies compared TBI patients with healthy controls. Randomized control trials were seven in total. The noncomputerized WCST version including 128 cards was the most frequently used (78.7%). Characterization of the clinical profile of participants was the most frequent purpose (34.0%). The WCST is a common measure of executive function in patients with TBI. Although shorter and/or computerized versions are available, the original WCST with 128 cards is still used most often. The WCST is a useful tool for research and clinical purposes, yet a common practice is to report only one or a few of the possible scores, which prevents further valid comparisons across studies. Results might be useful to professionals in the clinical and research fields to guide them in assessment planning and proper interpretation of the WCST scores.

scholarly journals Failure to identify an acute exercise effect on executive function assessed by the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Chih Wang ◽  
Chia-Hao Shih ◽  
Caterina Pesce ◽  
Tai-Fen Song ◽  
Tsung-Min Hung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Acute Exercise ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
Exercise Effect ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting ◽  
Sorting Test

Executive function and the Wisconsin card sorting test: Relationship with behavioral ratings and cognitive ability

1994 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia A. Riccio ◽  
Josh Hall ◽  
Allison Morgan ◽  
George W. Hynd ◽  
Jose J. Gonzalez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
Behavioral Ratings ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting ◽  
Sorting Test

scholarly journals Patterns of Relational Framing in Executive Function: An Investigation of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mårten J Tyrberg ◽  
Thomas Parling ◽  
Tobias Lundgren
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Relational Frame Theory ◽  
Critical Time ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
Temporal Framing ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Questions And Answers ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting ◽  
Sorting Test

AbstractExecutive function (EF) is a concept widely used to describe higher order cognitive functioning. However, the concept seems to lack a precise definition upon which even experts in the area can agree. Examples of existing definitions describe EF as capacities for independent self-serving behavior and aspects of working memory, planning and organizational skills. It has been argued that the definition of EF is too imprecise, in terms of informing effective interventions. To possibly understand the range of behaviors termed EF in a more workable way, we administered a well-known computerized test (the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test; WCST) of EF to a sample of normal functioning participants (n = 11). During administration, they were asked questions about their ways of thinking. Transcriptions of questions and answers were analyzed in search of common patterns, using a behavioral theory of language and cognition (relational frame theory; RFT). The analysis suggested that a specific relationship between deictic and temporal framing, on the one hand, and coordination and spatial framing, on the other, was in effect when participants performed well on the WCST. At critical time points during the test (i.e., when need for EF was arguably most acute), deictic and temporal framing dominated participants’ behavior, whereas coordination and spatial framing were used relatively less.

scholarly journals A Meta-Analysis of Relationships between Measures of Wisconsin Card Sorting and Intelligence

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Kopp ◽  
Natasha Maldonado ◽  
Jannik F. Scheffels ◽  
Merle Hendel ◽  
Florian Lange
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Intelligence Quotient ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
Assessment Technique ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Sorting Test

The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) represents a widely utilized neuropsychological assessment technique for executive function. This meta-analysis examined the discriminant validity of the WCST for the assessment of mental shifting, considered as an essential subcomponent of executive functioning, against traditional psychometric intelligence tests. A systematic search was conducted, resulting in 72 neuropsychological samples for the meta-analysis of relationships between WCST scores and a variety of intelligence quotient (IQ) domains. The study revealed low to medium-sized correlations with IQ domains across all WCST scores that could be investigated. Verbal/crystallized IQ and performance/fluid IQ were indistinguishably associated with WCST scores. To conclude, the WCST assesses cognitive functions that might be partially separable from common conceptualizations of intelligence. More vigorous initiatives to validate putative indicators of executive function against intelligence are required.

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