Cognitive flexibility and decision-making: assessment tasks

Authors

  • Guadalupe González-Osornio

Keywords:

evaluación neuropsicológica, flexibilidad cognitiva, toma de decisiones.

Abstract

Neuropsychological assessment consists of a wide range of procedures, quantitative and qualitative, which allow to assess the presence and extent of cognitive disorders and behavioral, numerous tests that attempt to broadly assess cognitive functions, both in its more complex level basic components have been developed. The aim of this work is to make a brief review of the tests or tasks that allow to evaluate the processes of cognitive flexibility and decision making. It is an introduction to neuropsychological assessment, subsequently dealt with the processes of cognitive flexibility and decision-making models that have tried to elucidate these processes and neuronal networks involved.

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Author Biography

Guadalupe González-Osornio

Psicología. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

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Published

2015-12-03

How to Cite

González-Osornio, G. (2015). Cognitive flexibility and decision-making: assessment tasks. Ciencia & Futuro, 5(4), 128–141. Retrieved from https://revista.ismm.edu.cu/index.php/revistacyf/article/view/1204

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