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The Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery in the Assessment of Executive Functioning

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Computerized administration of clinical instruments is not an entirely new phenomenon. The first personal computers were introduced into wide use in the 1970s. Rapid adoption of computer-based testing paralleled this development. By the 1980s, the research literature was replete with considerations of the inherent advantages and limitations of automated assessment of a myriad of clinical domains. In particular, the application of computers to the evaluation of cognition has been widely studied. This body of research has generally fallen into one of two categories: (1) the translation of existing standardized tests to computerized administration and (2) the development of new computer tests and batteries for the assessment of cognitive function. Somewhere between these two categories are approaches that have adapted existing tests in a new way using computer administration. The Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) is an example of a battery that has successfully combined standard cognitive test paradigms with novel formats.

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Wild, K.V., Musser, E.D. (2014). The Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery in the Assessment of Executive Functioning. In: Goldstein, S., Naglieri, J. (eds) Handbook of Executive Functioning. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8106-5_11

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