The Tower of London Spatial Problem-Solving Task: Enhancing Clinical and Research Implementation

Since its development in 1982, The Tower of London (TOL; Shallice, 1982) spatial problem-solving task has been increasingly employed in test batteries of executive functions. This task has served as a rich source of information on preparation, planning and processing, but a number of issues remain u...

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Published in:Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 586 - 604
Main Authors: Berg, W. Keith, Byrd, Dana L.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Colchester Taylor & Francis Group 01.08.2002
Taylor & Francis
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition - physiology
Cognition. Intelligence
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Neuropsychological Tests - standards
Problem Solving - classification
Psychology, Clinical - methods
Psychology, Clinical - standards
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Reasoning. Problem solving
Reference Standards
Reproducibility of Results
Space Perception - physiology
Task Performance and Analysis
Human
Problem solving
Executive function
Cognition
Review
Planning
ISSN:1380-3395, 1744-411X
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Summary:Since its development in 1982, The Tower of London (TOL; Shallice, 1982) spatial problem-solving task has been increasingly employed in test batteries of executive functions. This task has served as a rich source of information on preparation, planning and processing, but a number of issues remain unaddressed in the literature: (1) the problem structure, or problem space of the task, (2) the impact of modifications from the original, Shallice TOL, and (3) the variety of performance measures that can be derived from the TOL. We present here an overview of these issues in the hope that it may lead to a more effective and reasoned use of the TOL task by clinical and nonclinical investigators, alike.
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ISSN:1380-3395
1744-411X
DOI:10.1076/jcen.24.5.586.1006