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A Meta-Analysis of Relationships between Measures of Wisconsin Card Sorting and Intelligence
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 functionin...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6956132/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31795503 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9120349 |
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author | Kopp, Bruno Maldonado, Natasha Scheffels, Jannik F. Hendel, Merle Lange, Florian |
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description | 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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spelling | pubmed-69561322020-01-23 A Meta-Analysis of Relationships between Measures of Wisconsin Card Sorting and Intelligence Kopp, Bruno Maldonado, Natasha Scheffels, Jannik F. Hendel, Merle Lange, Florian Brain Sci Review 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. MDPI 2019-11-29 /pmc/articles/PMC6956132/ /pubmed/31795503 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9120349 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Kopp, Bruno Maldonado, Natasha Scheffels, Jannik F. Hendel, Merle Lange, Florian A Meta-Analysis of Relationships between Measures of Wisconsin Card Sorting and Intelligence |
title | A Meta-Analysis of Relationships between Measures of Wisconsin Card Sorting and Intelligence |
title_full | A Meta-Analysis of Relationships between Measures of Wisconsin Card Sorting and Intelligence |
title_fullStr | A Meta-Analysis of Relationships between Measures of Wisconsin Card Sorting and Intelligence |
title_full_unstemmed | A Meta-Analysis of Relationships between Measures of Wisconsin Card Sorting and Intelligence |
title_short | A Meta-Analysis of Relationships between Measures of Wisconsin Card Sorting and Intelligence |
title_sort | meta-analysis of relationships between measures of wisconsin card sorting and intelligence |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6956132/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31795503 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9120349 |
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