Quick Mind testing (QMT)
Monika Wiłkość1, 2, Kinga Sobieralska - Michalak3
1 Zakłąd Psychologii Różnic Indywidualnych, Insytut Psychologii, Uniwersytet Kazimierz Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy (Department of Individual Differences Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Kazimierz Wielki University)
2 Katedra Psychiatrii, Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu (Department of Psychiatry, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
3 Katedra i Zakłąd Psychologii Klinicznej, Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu (Department of Clinical Psychology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
References: Cognitive functions in alcohol dependent patients. A description of a new cognitive battery QMT (Quick Mind Testing) Medical and Biological Sciences 2009, 23/4, 51-57
Monika Wiłkość, Beata Augustyńska, Aleksander Araszkiewicz, Kinga Sobieralska-Michalak, Anna Dudzic-Koc, Piotr Bijakowski
Test 1.
Description
This test assesses simple reaction time
Design
The stimulus is visual (green star). The stimulus is presented to the participant who is asked to respond as quickly as possible by pressing a spacebar after each stimulus.
Administration
The task is administered via the computer screen, and subject responses are through the use of the keyboard.
Response recording/results
The reaction time and number of correct responses are measured.
Test 2.
Description
This test is based on GO-NO-GO paradigm. It assesses sustained attention and response control.
Design
The participant is asked to respond by pressing a spacebar while given certain stimuli (GO response) and inhibit that response under a different set of stimuli (NO-GO response). All the stimuli are visual (4 stimuli for GO responses and 2 for NO-GO responses). Practice trials are given and the participant is trained in the correct performance of the test before formal testing is initiated.
Administration
The task is administered via the computer screen, and subject responses are through the use of the keyboard.
Response recording/results
The measures include the number correct and incorrect responses, as well as reaction times for all GO and NO-GO responses.
Test 3.
Description
This test measures the selective attention and process of visual perception.
Design
The participants are required to cross out target stimuli embedded among distractors.
Administration
The task is administered via the computer screen, and subject responses are through the use of the mouse or touch screen.
Response recording/results
The number of correct and incorrect responses is measured.
Test 4.
Description
This test measures sustained attention, cognitive inhibition and discrimination abilities. It is based on continuous performance paradigm.
Design
The participant is instructed to respond with a right key press whenever the target stimulus proceeded by a particular distractor stimulus. The left key is pressed for all other stimuli, including the particular distractor stimulus, the target stimulus that was not preceded by the particular distractor stimulus, or any other stimulus. Practice trials are given and the participant is trained in the correct performance of the test before formal testing is initiated.
Administration
The task is administered via the computer screen, and subject responses are through the use of the keyboard.
Response recording/results
The number of correct and incorrect responses and reaction times are measured.