Performance of a Brazilian sample on the computerized Wisconsin Card Sorting Test

The computerized version of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) is based on the same normative data developed previously for the manual version. However, equivalence of the measures of both versions is controversial. This study investigated the performance of a Brazilian student sample with subjects aged 6-15 years in the computerized version of the WCST. As a result of the analyses, the study pointed out that type of school (public or private) was significant in almost all measures and also that age and gender effects were similar to those previously described in the manual version. These results showed that the computerized WCST may not be free of cultural and socioeconomic influences and that the validation and standardization of this version is warranted.

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Main Authors: Coelho,Luzia Flavia, Rosário,Maria Conceição do, Mastrorosa,Rosana Savio, Miranda,Monica Carolina, Bueno,Orlando Francisco Amodeo
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro 2012
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1983-32882012000200004
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