Maze Solving Task

Executive Function Duration: ~10 minutes

System Requirements

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Description

A spatial reasoning and planning task requiring participants to solve mazes by finding the shortest path from start to finish. Uses Kruskal algorithm-generated mazes with guaranteed solutions.

Test Details

Test ID:

maze

Main File:

maze.pbl

Parameters:

0 configurable parameters

Languages:

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Data Output

Output File:

mazesolving-{subnum}.csv

Format:

CSV

Scoring and Interpretation

Primary measures: Planning time (time before first move), path efficiency (pathlength/shortestpath ratio), solution accuracy (correct vs errors). Secondary measures: Total moves, solution time, backtracking events (from log file). Lower planning times with higher accuracy indicate better executive function and spatial planning ability.

Example Data

subnum	maze	shortestpath	totalmoves	pathlength	planningtime	firstmovetime	solutiontime	totaltime	moveseq	bestseq
example-data	PRACTICE	9	9	9	1577	2126	1393	3519	1\|2\|3\|4\|9\|14\|15\|20\|25	1\|2\|3\|4\|9\|14\|15\|20\|25
example-data	9	57	61	57	3461	4113	14307	18420	1\|2\|17\|18\|33\|34\|35\|20\|5\|6\|21\|22\|37\|52\|67\|68\|53\|54\|55\|40\|25\|26\|41\|42\|57\|58\|73\|74\|89\|104\|103\|102\|101\|100\|115\|130\|145\|144\|129\|128\|143\|158\|159\|174\|175\|176\|191\|192\|177\|178\|163\|164\|179\|194\|209\|210\|225	1\|2\|17\|18\|33\|34\|35\|20\|5\|6\|21\|22\|37\|52\|67\|68\|53\|54\|55\|40\|25\|26\|41\|42\|57\|58\|73\|74\|89\|104\|103\|102\|101\|100\|115\|130\|145\|144\|129\|128\|143\|158\|159\|174\|175\|176\|191\|192\|177\|178\|163\|164\|179\|194\|209\|210\|225
example-data	1	49	50	49	1479	1916	12382	14298	1\|16\|31\|32\|33\|34\|35\|36\|37\|52\|53\|68\|83\|82\|97\|96\|81\|80\|79\|94\|109\|108\|123\|122\|137\|152\|167\|168\|183\|198\|213\|214\|215\|200\|201\|202\|187\|188\|189\|190\|191\|176\|177\|178\|193\|194\|209\|224\|225	1\|16\|31\|32\|33\|34\|35\|36\|37\|52\|53\|68\|83\|82\|97\|96\|81\|80\|79\|94\|109\|108\|123\|122\|137\|152\|167\|168\|183\|198\|213\|214\|215\|200\|201\|202\|187\|188\|189\|190\|191\|176\|177\|178\|193\|194\|209\|224\|225
example-data	10	47	71	69	4222	4497	21163	25660	1\|2\|3\|18\|19\|34\|49\|64\|63\|78\|93\|108\|109\|124\|125\|126\|111\|112\|127\|128\|113\|98\|99\|114\|129\|144\|145\|160\|159\|174\|173\|158\|157\|156\|157\|158\|173\|174\|159\|160\|145\|144\|129\|114\|99\|84\|69\|70\|71\|72\|87\|102\|117\|116\|131\|132\|147\|162\|177\|178\|193\|208\|207\|206\|221\|222\|223\|224\|225	1\|2\|3\|18\|19\|34\|49\|64\|63\|78\|93\|108\|109\|124\|125\|126\|111\|112\|127\|128\|113\|98\|99\|84\|69\|70\|71\|72\|87\|102\|117\|116\|131\|132\|147\|162\|177\|178\|193\|208\|207\|206\|221\|222\|223\|224\|225
example-data	13	55	60	55	9752	10063	12943	23006	1\|16\|31\|46\|47\|48\|49\|64\|65\|50\|51\|52\|53\|38\|39\|54\|69\|84\|99\|114\|113\|128\|127\|112\|111\|126\|141\|156\|155\|170\|185\|186\|171\|172\|173\|174\|159\|160\|161\|146\|131\|130\|115\|116\|117\|118\|119\|134\|149\|150\|165\|180\|195\|210\|225	1\|16\|31\|46\|47\|48\|49\|64\|65\|50\|51\|52\|53\|38\|39\|54\|69\|84\|99\|114\|113\|128\|127\|112\|111\|126\|141\|156\|155\|170\|185\|186\|171\|172\|173\|174\|159\|160\|161\|146\|131\|130\|115\|116\|117\|118\|119\|134\|149\|150\|165\|180\|195\|210\|225
example-data	19	45	87	77	2347	2857	25749	28606	1\|2\|3\|18\|33\|48\|47\|62\|77\|92\|93\|108\|109\|94\|109\|108\|93\|92\|107\|106\|121\|136\|151\|166\|167\|152\|153\|168\|153\|152\|137\|152\|167\|166\|151\|136\|121\|106\|107\|92\|93\|108\|109\|94\|95\|96\|81\|82\|97\|98\|113\|112\|127\|142\|141\|156\|171\|186\|201\|202\|203\|188\|189\|190\|205\|206\|221\|222\|207\|192\|193\|208\|209\|224\|209\|210\|225	1\|2\|3\|18\|33\|48\|47\|62\|77\|92\|93\|108\|109\|94\|95\|96\|81\|82\|97\|98\|113\|112\|127\|142\|141\|156\|171\|186\|201\|202\|203\|188\|189\|190\|205\|206\|221\|222\|207\|192\|193\|208\|209\|210\|225

Sample data showing typical output format. Actual values will vary by participant.

About This Test

A spatial reasoning and planning task requiring participants to solve mazes by finding the shortest path from start to finish. Uses Kruskal algorithm-generated mazes with guaranteed solutions.

Category: Executive Function
Estimated Duration: 10 minutes
Available Translations: 7 languages

Documentation Sources:
Test implementation, Parameter schema

Documentation Status: Minimal