Construct validity of the Trail Making Test: Role of task-switching, working memory, inhibition/interference control, and visuomotor abilities

• Published in: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 438 - 450
• Main Authors: SÁNCHEZ-CUBILLO, I., PERIÁÑEZ, J.A., ADROVER-ROIG, D., RODRÍGUEZ-SÁNCHEZ, J.M., RÍOS-LAGO, M., TIRAPU, J., BARCELÓ, F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.05.2009
• Subjects: Aged; Ageing; Attention - physiology; Attentional control; Cognitive ability; Executive functions; Female; Flexibility; Humans; Inhibition (Psychology); Intelligence tests; Male; Memory; Memory, Short-Term - physiology; Middle Aged; Neuropsychological assessment; Neuropsychology; Psychomotor Performance - physiology; Reproducibility of Results; Speed of processing; Statistical analysis; Switch-cost; Trail Making Test; Validation studies; Validity; Variance analysis; Visual Perception - physiology; Executive functions; Speed of processing; Switch-cost; Attentional control; Neuropsychological assessment; Ageing

The aim of this study was to clarify which cognitive mechanisms underlie Trail Making Test (TMT) direct and derived scores. A comprehensive review of the literature on the topic was carried out to clarify which cognitive factors had been related to TMT performance. Following the review, we explored...