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Executive function, working memory and speech-in-noise recognition – Comparing a non-semantic black and white version of the Trail Making Test to the original Trail Making Test / Exekutiva funktioner, arbetsminne och tal-i-brus-uppfattning – Jämförelse av en icke-semantisk svart-vit version av ett Trail Making Test och originalversionen av Trail Making TestetFriberg, Marc January 2017 (has links)
In this thesis, the relationship between cognition and speech-in-noise recognition, in normally-hearing Swedish students, is examined. The Trail Making Test, hypothesized to measure a wide range of cognitive functions, including executive function and working memory, has been criticized for being a culturally biased measure, hence the need for a culturally unbiased version. A between-group experiment was conducted in which a non-semantically dependent version of the Trail Making Test was compared to the original Trail Making Test in order to test for psychometric equivalence. A total of 21 young normally-hearing Swedish students were given three tests: TMT or TMT (non-semantically dependent version), a Swedish Reading Span Task and a Swedish speech-in-noise recognition task. The B parts of the two Trail Making Test versions differed significantly and both were moderately to highly correlated to speech-in-noise and reading span performance. The results indicates that the original Trail Making Test is a more plausible index for executive function and strengthens the relationship between executive function, working memory and speech-in-noise recognition.
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The Aronson Cognitive Residual Evaluation Scale (ACRES): an Evaluation of Reliability with the ElderlyMarcontell, Deborah K. (Deborah Kay) 08 1900 (has links)
The Aronson Cognitive Residual Evaluation Scale (ACRES) is a new, relatively short neuropsychological test which attempts to measure residual cognitive skills. This study evaluated the ACRES test-retest reliability over a one to twelve month interval. The Trail Making Test (TMT) was included as a validation measure. Subjects were 58 males and females, aged 68 to 94, living in a retirement center or in the community. The ACRES exhibited moderate to strong reliability correlations and the TMT demonstrated low to moderate correlations with the ACRES. There was no time interval effect. Age had a negative effect on four of five ACRES subtests and gender was significant for one ACRES subtest and the TMT Part B. Percent of subjects classified as brain impaired using traditional cutoffs was higher than when age-corrected norms were used. Clinical utility of the ACRES and the TMT is discussed regarding need for age-corrected norms.
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Validizační studie testu cesty (TMT A) u schizofrenie / Validation study of the Trail Making Test A at schizofreniaZouzalová, Žaneta January 2021 (has links)
This diploma thesis is introducing Trail Making Test - Part A as a tool for assessment of cognitive deficit in schizophrenia. Cognitive deficit is one of the core symptoms of schizophrenia which plays a key role in the final psychosocial functioning in the life of people with schizophrenia. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to the efficiency of interventions focused on improving cognitive functions and the quality of diagnostics. In this paper we were verifying a validity of TMT-A in use of cognitive deficit in schizophrenia. We have found out that the test discriminates between clinical and healthy population (n=332) quite well. Participants with schizophrenia scored significantly worse than the healthy volunteers in the time variable. We have not found any difference in the number of errors in TMT-A between the groups. In the ROC analysis we were verifying if the TMT-A has enough good sensitivity and specificity and we found positive results. The AUC value was large for the age category of 18-44 as well as for particular age subgroups. Using the regression analysis we controlled for the demographic differences of the clinical and healthy groups and we estimated the difference between the performance of clinical and healthy population of about 11,9 seconds. Due to the general nature of...
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Developing New Indices for the Identification of Poor EffortMagnuson, Scott A. 21 May 2009 (has links)
No description available.
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Neuropsychological assessment of executive functions in substance dependence populations: a systematic reviewJansen van Vuuren, Jacques 11 1900 (has links)
The role of executive functioning in substance dependence and addiction has received
increased attention in recent years; however, the findings of empirical studies are at times
contradictory and difficult to compare at face value. To address the current state of
fragmentation and to delineate the current body of knowledge a systematic review of
existing studies was conducted. The synthesis of the findings from these studies confirmed
that lower neuropsychological performance scores of executive functioning are observed
in substance dependent populations. Furthermore, the synthesis of the components of these
studies provided a comprehensive overview and revealed a number of critical gaps in the
current body of knowledge. The gaps include limitations concerning specific
demographics of the samples studied (under-representation of females, adolescents, the
elderly, individuals with limited education, and individuals from Africa, Oceania, Asia,
Latin America and the Caribbean), as well as the scarce number of studies investigating
specific substances; insufficient longitudinal studies; and the fragmentation of executive
functioning as a theoretical construct. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)
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Eyes on the Road! : Off-Road Glance Durations when Performing Tasks on In-Vehicle Systems while Driving in a SimulatorWahlberg, Linnea January 2013 (has links)
The 85th percentile off-road glances while performing three tasks on an in-vehicle system while driving in a simulator was investigated. The tasks were a radio task, a telephone task and a sound settings task which were performed at three occasions each. The distribution of 85th percentile off-road glance durations for each subject and task showed that durations differed between individuals rather than between tasks. It also turned out that durations longer than 2.00 seconds were not rare and 2 of 16 subjects had durations longer than 2.00 seconds in the radio task. Even though the distribution showed small differences between tasks on an individual level, differences on a group level were found between the tasks. A tendency of a learning effect was found, which implied a decrease in 85th percentile off-road glance durations as the tasks were performed at several occasions. A tendency of a floor effect in 85th percentile off-road glance durations, when the subjects are familiarized with tasks, was also found. Performance on a computerized trail-making test, measuring ability of visual search, motor speed and mental flexibility, was found not to be related with 85th percentile off-road glance durations.
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Diagnostika pozornosti u dětí v předškolním a mladším školním věku / Attention Assessment of Children at Preschool Age and Early School AgeŠnoblová, Vladěna January 2017 (has links)
Attention is one of the key competencies which has to be adequately developed in preschool children to support their good school adaptation and acceptation of school demands. This work describes current approaches to assessment of attention and related cognitive functions in children at preschool and early school years. On the basis of the methods which are accessible we introduce a new assessment tool, which could serve as screening of attention and other necessary competencies of children aged 5-7 years. The empirical part of this work shows results of a validization study of our method (Coloured trail making test for children), and its reliability the tool. Results proved strong correlations among our method and three other assessment tools from larger batteries of tests (Woodcock - Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities, IDS and CAS II). However, the outcomes of the tests are also different enough to conclude that each of four methods which we used can be important in the process of attention assessment in preschool children; and each of these methods can bring valid information about children's abilities. The work also includes normative data for Coloured trail making test for children, which can be used as a screening tool to detect minor difficulties of children's attention or it can help to...
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Improving Cognition in Normally Aging Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness Meditation (Samatha) as a Treatment for Attentional Inhibitory DeficitsBiermann, Jeanette S. 03 August 2011 (has links)
No description available.
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The Effects of Rock Climbing on Functional Strength, Spatial Reasoning, and Executive Function in Children with Autism.Taylor, Julia Ann 08 May 2017 (has links)
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