EXAM 1 Assessment Executive funcion Flashcards
Trail Making (shifting/suppression)
Measures flexibility of thought (switching tasks)
Tasks: Cancel visuals, Connect numbers/letters in order. Main task: Alternate between numbers and letters in ascending order.
Verbal Fluency (generation, fluency, initiation)
you have 1 minute to come up with as many words as possible. There are three parts:
-Words that start with a specific letter
-Words from a category
-Switching between two categories.
checks how well you can start thinking, switch ideas, and keep track to avoid repeating words.
Design Fluency
make unique designs using 4 straight lines to connect 10 dots.
Basic test: Connect the filled dots.
Inhibition: Connect only the empty dots, without touching the filled ones.
Flexibility: Alternate between connecting filled and empty dots.
The test checks how well you can make designs, control your impulses, and switch between tasks.
The Color-Word Interference Test (Stroop Test)
checks how well you can stop automatic responses. It has two tasks:
Name the colors
Read the color names in black ink
The harder part is when you have to say the ink color (not the word), like saying “blue” when the word “GREEN” is written in blue ink.
Sorting test
checks concept formation, abstract thinking, and flexibility. There are two parts:
Free Sorting: The person is given six cards with words and patterns. group the cards into two sets and explain the rule they used. Then, sort the cards in a new way.
Sort Recognition: examiner sorts the cards, and the person has to figure out the rule used.
Twenty question test
measures concept formation and planning. The person looks at a page with 30 pictures of objects and tries to figure out the target item by asking the fewest yes/no questions.
Word context test
checks deductive reasoning and concept formation. The person tries to figure out the meaning of a made-up word by using clues from five sentences. The clues start vague (“A ____ is a food”) and get more specific (“A ____ a day keeps the doctor away”).
Tower Test
checks planning, following rules, and flexibility. The goal is to move three to five disks (from small to large) from a starting position to a goal position in the fewest moves while following rules, such as not putting a larger disk on top of a smaller one.
Proverbs Test
checks concept formation and abstract reasoning. It has eight sayings presented in two ways:
Free Inquiry: The person hears the proverb and tries to explain its meaning without help.
Multiple-Choice: The person reads the proverb and chooses from four possible meanings.
The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
checks the ability to identify abstract categories and shift thinking. 128 cards with different colored shapes. The person must figure out the sorting rule (color, shape, number) based on feedback from examiner. Once 10 correctly sorted in a row, rule changes.
Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT)
measures verbal fluency. Using the letters C, F, and L, the person has 1 minute to name as many words as possible starting with each letter. It is part of the Multilingual Aphasia Examination.
Porteuse Maze
10 mazes that get more difficult. must plan their moves, execute them, and monitor themselves to avoid mistakes while solving the mazes.
Symbol Trails
similar to the Trail Making Test. instead of numbers and letters, connect shapes in order from smallest to largest. First, they connect triangles, then circles, and then alternate between them. checks shifting and suppressing automatic responses.
Maze
In this task, participants must create a path through two mazes (easy and difficult), avoiding dead ends and crossing lines. It tests planning and the ability to suppress errors.
