Dimensional Change Card Sort Test

Dimensional Change Card Sort Test measures executive functioning

"A target visual stimulus must be matched to 1 of 2 choice stimuli according to shape or color. Participants younger than 8 years receive a block of trials in which only 1 dimension is relevant and then a second block (switch) in which the other dimension is critical. Those who succeed following the switch also receive a mixed block, in which color is relevant on the majority of trials with occasional, unpredictable shifts to shape. Participants 8 years and older receive only the mixed block. The relevant criterion word, “color” or “shape,” appears on the screen and for young children is also delivered orally via the computer." [1]