1. The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test: Split-Half Reliability Estimates for a Self-Administered Computerized Variant
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Bruno Kopp, Alexander Steinke, and Florian Lange
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050103 clinical psychology ,Computer science ,Perseveration ,Sample (statistics) ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,Article ,050105 experimental psychology ,REINFORCEMENT ,computerized assessment ,EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION ,STANDARD ,Wisconsin Card Sorting Test ,ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE ,Statistics ,medicine ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Neuropsychological assessment ,VALIDITY ,Reliability (statistics) ,ERROR ,reliability generalization ,Science & Technology ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,General Neuroscience ,05 social sciences ,split-half reliability ,Neurosciences ,ATTENTION ,Gold standard (test) ,Executive functions ,executive functions ,Test (assessment) ,neuropsychological assessment ,Neurosciences & Neurology ,medicine.symptom ,Life Sciences & Biomedicine ,COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY ,RC321-571 - Abstract
Self-administered computerized assessment has the potential to increase the reach of neuropsychological assessment. The present study reports the first split-half reliability estimates for a self-administered computerized variant of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), which is considered as a gold standard for the neuropsychological assessment of executive functions. We analyzed data from a large sample of young volunteers (N = 375). Split-half reliability estimates for perseveration errors, set-loss errors, and inference errors were all above 0.90. Split-half reliability estimates for response time measures on switch and repeat trials exceeded 0.95. Our results indicated sufficient split-half reliability for a self-administered computerized WCST, paving the way for an advanced digital assessment of executive functions. We discuss potential effects of test formats, administration variants, and sample characteristics on split-half reliability. ispartof: BRAIN SCIENCES vol:11 issue:5 ispartof: location:Switzerland status: published
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- 2021