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T M Lee1, C C Cheung, J K Chan

  • 1Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong. tmclee@hkusua.hku.hk

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
|April 26, 2001
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Language background impacts trail making tasks like the Color Trails Test (CTT) and Trail Making Test (TMT). While generally fair, task equivalence may be language-specific, with English potentially offering an advantage.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuropsychology
  • Bilingualism Research

Background:

  • Trail making tasks are widely used in neuropsychological assessments.
  • Investigating the influence of language background on cognitive task performance is crucial for accurate interpretation.
  • The Color Trails Test (CTT) was developed as a culturally fair alternative to the Trail Making Test (TMT).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the effects of different language backgrounds on performance in trail making tasks.
  • To compare the performance of Chinese-English Bilingual (CEB) and English Monolingual (EM) participants on the CTT and TMT.
  • To assess the cross-cultural fairness and language-specific equivalence of the CTT and TMT.

Main Methods:

  • Eighty-four right-handed participants were divided into Chinese-English Bilingual (CEB) and English Monolingual (EM) groups.

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  • Participants completed the Color Trails Test (CTT) and the Trail Making Test (TMT).
  • Statistical analyses included between-group comparisons and within-group correlational analyses.

    • Main Results:

    • No significant performance differences were found between CEB and EM groups on most measures, except for the TMT-A.
    • Within-group analyses revealed high correlations between TMT and CTT performance in the English sample, but not in the Chinese sample.
    • These findings suggest that while the tasks are generally fair, their equivalence may be influenced by language characteristics.

    Conclusions:

    • Trail making tasks (TMT and CTT) demonstrate general fairness across Chinese and English language backgrounds.
    • The equivalence between TMT and CTT performance appears to be language-specific.
    • Proficiency in a language emphasizing temporal sequencing, such as English, may confer an advantage in completing these tasks.