Improving the ecological validity of executive functioning assessment

被引:315
作者
Chaytor, N
Schmitter-Edgecombe, M
Burr, R
机构
[1] Washington State Univ, Dept Psychol, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
[2] Baylor Coll Med, Dept Neurosurg, Houston, TX 77030 USA
[3] Sacred Heart Med Ctr, Neuropsychol Program, Spokane, WA USA
关键词
executive functioning; ecological validity; neuropsychological assessment;
D O I
10.1016/j.acn.2005.12.002
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
The current study investigated ways to improve the ecological validity of the neuropsychological assessment of executive functioning through the formal assessment of compensatory strategies and environmental cognitive demands. Results indicated that the group of executive functioning tests (i.e., Trail Making Test, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Stroop, and Controlled Oral Word Association Test) accounted for 18-20% of the variance in everyday executive ability as measured by the Dysexecutive Questionnaire and Brock Adaptive Functioning Questionnaire. The addition of extra-test variables significantly increased the variance in everyday executive ability accounted for. The current study adds to the literature on the ecological validity of executive functioning assessment by highlighting the importance of extra-test variables when trying to understand the complex relationship between cognitive testing and real world performance. (c) 2006 National Academy of Neuropsychology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:217 / 227
页数:11
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