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Factorial structure of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
Author(s) -
Greve Kevin W.,
Brooks Jill,
Crouch John A.,
Williams Mary C.,
Rice Warren J.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1997.tb01414.x
Subject(s) - wisconsin card sorting test , psychology , card sorting , construct validity , factorial , test (biology) , executive functions , test validity , psychometrics , construct (python library) , variance (accounting) , cognition , developmental psychology , analysis of variance , clinical psychology , statistics , psychiatry , neuropsychology , mathematics , task (project management) , mathematical analysis , paleontology , business , management , accounting , computer science , programming language , economics , biology
This study examined the factorial structure of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) in normal university students ( N = 135) and a mixed clinical sample ( N = 139). Two highly stable orthogonal factors were observed accounting for 70 and 21 per cent of the variance, respectively. Factor I was interpreted as reflecting undifferentiated executive function while Factor II may measure cognitive abilities associated with attentional function. This work can serve as the basis for further examination of the construct validity of the WCST and has implications for its use