Berg Card Sorting Test

Executive Function Duration: ~15 minutes
Berg Card Sorting Test screenshot

System Requirements

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Screen Size:
Minimum: 800×600
Recommended: 1280×800
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Mouse required

Description

A test of executive function and cognitive flexibility where participants sort cards according to changing rules.

Test Details

Test ID:
bcst
Main File:
cardsort.pbl
Parameters:
6 configurable parameters
Languages:
Chinese English Spanish French Hebrew Italian Korean Lithuanian Polish Portuguese Slovenian Turkish

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Scientific Background

Original Task References:

These references describe the original task that this PEBL implementation is based on.

  • Berg, E. A. (1948). A simple objective technique for measuring flexibility in thinking. Journal of General Psychology, 39, 15-22.

Data Output

Raw data file outputs: subnum (participant code), trialnum (trial number), category count (number of trials in current category), color (card color), shape (card shape), number (number of items on card), response (participant response), accuracy (whether response was correct), perseveration count (number of perseverative errors), absolute time (timestamp), response time (RT in ms). Data saved to bcst-<subnum>.txt and summary saved to bcst-report-<subnum>.txt.

About This Test

A test of executive function and cognitive flexibility where participants sort cards according to changing rules.

Category: Executive Function
Estimated Duration: 15 minutes
Available Translations: 12 languages

Documentation Sources:
Test description file, Test implementation, Parameter schema

Documentation Status: Complete