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Table 1 List of all tasks and measures

From: Working memory and processing speed training in schizophrenia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Task

Cognitive domain

Primary or secondary outcome

Transfer hypothesis (WM)

Transfer hypothesis (PS)

Pre-test time

Post-test time

Demographic information form

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

10 minutes

N/A

WASI-II Vocabulary

Crystallized intelligence

N/A

N/A

N/A

15 minutes

N/A

WASI-II Matrix Reasoning

Fluid intelligence

N/A

N/A

N/A

SCID-5-RV for DSM-5

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2 h 30 min

N/A

PANSS

N/A

Secondary

N/A

N/A

40 minutes

40 minutes

Session 1 total:

3 h 35 min

 

Neurocognition measures:

N-Back Task

Working memory (visual)

Primary

Near

Far

15 minutes

15 minutes

WAIS-IV Digit Span

Working memory (auditory)

Primary

Near

Far

5 minutes

5 minutes

Maintenance and manipulation (computer)

Working memory (visual-spatial)

Primary

Near

Far

15 minutes

15 minutes

WAIS-IV Symbol Search

Processing speed

Primary

Far

Near

5 minutes

5 minutes

D-KEFS Color Naming

Processing speed

Primary

Far

Near

N/A

N/A

D-KEFS Color-Word Interference Test

EF: Inhibition, set-shifting

Secondary

Far

Far

5 minutes

5 minutes

D-KEFS Trail Making Test

EF: Cognitive flexibility

Secondary

Far

Far

5 minutes

5 minutes

Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices

Fluid intelligence

Primary

Far

Far

25 minutes

25 minutes

Cattell’s Culture Fair Test

Fluid intelligence

Primary

Far

Far

15 minutes

15 minutes

Social cognition measures:

Geneva Emotion Recognition Test

Emotion recognition

Secondary

Far

Far

20 minutes

20 minutes

Hinting task

Theory of mind

Secondary

Far

Far

10 minutes

10 minutes

Beliefs regarding cognition measures:

Need for Cognition Scale

N/A

Secondary

Far

Far

10 minutes

10 minutes

Theories of Intelligence Scale

N/A

Secondary

Far

Far

5 minutes

5 minutes

Daily functioning measures:

Cognitive Failures Questionnaire

N/A

Secondary

Far

Far

5 minutes

5 minutes

UPSA-Brief

N/A

Secondary

Far

Far

15 minutes

15 minutes

SOFAS

N/A

Secondary

Far

Far

N/A

N/A

Questionnaires:

Brief Sleep Questionnaire

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

5 minutes

5 minutes

Motivation Form

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

5 minutes

5 minutes

Pre- and post-test total:

2 hr 45 min

3 hr 30 min