Concurrent Validity and Reliability of Alternative Computer Game for the Coincidence-Anticipation Timing Task

ABSTRACT

The coincidence-anticipation timing (CAT) task assesses one facet of cognitive and motor performance and is used to understand the human visuo-motor system involved in intercepting the moving object. To assess the test–retest reliability and the concurrent validity in the Bridge Games package (Bridge) developed to assess the CAT task, the scores of 224 healthy subjects (M = 52.2, SD = 19.5 years old) were measured using the Bridge and the ‘gold standard’ Bassin Anticipation Timer (Bassin). A mean block of absolute, constant, and variable errors was calculated. Reliability and validity were expressed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC_2,k), standard error of measurement, minimal detectable change, and Pearson’s correlation. Reliability was good to excellent for all blocks (.73 ≤ ICC ≤ .88), and the validity was good to excellent when compared using Pearson’s correlation coefficient, suggesting that the two tests may have similar properties. Bridge is an alternative to existing clinical tests for the CAT task.

KEYWORDS:

• attention and executive control
• cognitive and attentional control
• eye movements and visual attention
• coincident timing task

Acknowledgment

We gratefully acknowledge support from Celia Guarnieri da Silva, Sônia Brusque Crocetta Kroich, Melânia Silvestre Crozeta, Nilson Ancelmo de Souza, UNITAU, Prefeitura de Lauro Müller, ACUSTRA.

Authors’ contributions

All authors participated in the acquisition of data and revision of the manuscript. All authors determined the design, interpreted the data, and drafted the manuscript. All authors read and gave final approval for the version submitted for publication.

Disclosure statement

The author reports no conflict of interest. The author alone is solely responsible for the content and writing of this paper.

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Funding

We gratefully acknowledge financial support from UNIEDU/FUMDES-SC pos-graduation program and Brazilian fostering agency Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES).