Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
Neuropsychological test used as a measurement of the central administrator of the working memory. The general principle of the test is as follows. The subject must sort cards according to a rule that he must discover based on feedback given by the experimenter. When the rule is mastered, it is changed to another classification rule. The test assesses the cognitive flexibility capabilities of the subjects.
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
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
Broader Terms
Related terms
- RT⇆ central executive
- RT⇆ executive functions
