title: NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB): list sorting test to measure working memory.
abstract: The List Sorting Working Memory Test was designed to assess working memory (WM) as part of the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery. List Sorting is a sequencing task requiring children and adults to sort and sequence stimuli that are presented visually and auditorily. Validation data are presented for 268 participants ages 20 to 85 years. A subset of participants (N=89) was retested 7 to 21 days later. As expected, the List Sorting Test had moderately high correlations with other measures of working memory and executive functioning (convergent validity) but a low correlation with a test of receptive vocabulary (discriminant validity). Furthermore, List Sorting demonstrates expected changes over the age span and has excellent test-retest reliability. Collectively, these results provide initial support for the construct validity of the List Sorting Working Memory Measure as a measure of working memory. However, the relationship between the List Sorting Test and general executive function has yet to be determined.
authors: 1Rusk Institute/Department of Rehabilitation Medicine,Department of Orthopedic Surgery,Department of General Medicine,New York University Langone Medical Center,New York,New York.
authors: David S
authors: DS
authors: Tulsky
authors: 3Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,University of Michigan,Ann Arbor,Michigan.
authors: Noelle
authors: N
authors: Carlozzi
authors: 2Spinal Cord Injury Laboratory,Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Laboratory,Kessler Foundation,New Jersey.
authors: Nancy D
authors: ND
authors: Chiaravalloti
authors: 4Department of Medical Social Sciences,Northwestern University,Chicago,Illinois.
authors: Jennifer L
authors: JL
authors: Beaumont
authors: 5Rusk Institute/Department of Rehabilitation Medicine,New York University Langone Medical Center,New York,New York.
authors: Pamela A
authors: PA
authors: Kisala
authors: 6Department of Neurology,University of California,Davis,California.
authors: Dan
authors: D
authors: Mungas
authors: 7National Institute on Drug Abuse,Rockville,Maryland.
authors: Kevin
authors: K
authors: Conway
authors: 4Department of Medical Social Sciences,Northwestern University,Chicago,Illinois.
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Gershon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D054928:Validation Studies as Topic; D055815:Young Adult