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The Category Test Perseveration, Loss of Set, and Memory ScalesThree New Scales and their Relationship to Executive Functioning MeasuresUniversity of California, San Diego, aminassian{at}ucsd.edu
University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
Allegheny General Hospital
Georgia School of Professional Psychology The Category Test (CT) is a neuropsychological measure that taps into multiple domains of complex reasoning but yields a single error score, limiting the use of the test. In this study, three new CT scales were developed to assess specific aspects of executive dysfunction: Perseveration, Failure to Maintain Cognitive Set, and Inability to Recall and Re-Initiate Past Behavior. The relationship of these scales to well-established neuropsychological measures was examined in head-injured individuals and schizophrenia patients. The CT Perseveration score was correlated with the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) Perseverative Responses score, but also with measures from the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised and the California Verbal Learning Test. The CT Memory score correlated with other memory measures, but also with the WCST Perseveration measure. Although future studies designed to test discriminant and convergent validity are warranted, these scales may be useful in determining specific aspects of impaired CT performance.
Key Words: Category Test • head injury • schizophrenia • executive functioning • perseveration • memory
Assessment, Vol. 10, No. 3,
213-221 (2003) |
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