Wisconsin card sorting test

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012706",
  "term": "Wisconsin card sorting test",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A neuropsychological test used to assess executive functions, particularly cognitive flexibility, abstract reasoning, and the ability to shift mental sets. Participants are required to sort cards according to changing rules, which are not explicitly stated but must be inferred from feedback. This test is sensitive to frontal lobe dysfunction and is used in clinical and research settings.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "cognition",
    "frontal lobe"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 917 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/wisconsin-card-sorting-test/"
}