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Description of Test: Qik CPT is a computerized visual continuous performance test developed for assessing
attention and impulse control. The EEG Expert Report on Qik CPT is specifically intended for use by
neurofeedback clinicians for assessment and monitoring the effects of EEG training. A simple visual target or
non-target is presented once every two seconds. During the 21-minute test, the subject must press a button to
respond to each target and not press for each non-target.
Results Summary:
Performance
103 Index
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55 Accuracy Index
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Performance Index reflects speed and consistency of response, which are continuous variables.
Accuracy Index reflects sustained attention and impulse control, which involve discrete errors.
Sustained Attention is determined by omission errors and outliers.
Impulse Control is determined by commission errors and anticipatory errors.
All indices are presented as standard scores. The range of scores is limited from 55 to 145.
Results are with reference to the 2014 population-based QIKnorm for the specific age and gender group.
Scores significantly below average (<80) are printed in red. Scores significantly above average (>120) are
printed in green.
Equivalent Age is the hypothetical age for which the specific result would be normal; it is displayed only if the
calculation is mathematically possible and for ages up to 20
The symbol ">" is used to indicate a range of scores in cases of zero error, for which data resolution does not
allow greater precision in the assignment of scores.
Omission Errors occur when the subject does not respond correctly to a target
Outliers are correct responses with very long response times.
Commission Errors occur when the subject responds incorrectly to a non-target.
Response Time is the mean of all correct reaction times to a target.
Variability is the standard deviation of correct response times.
When the accuracy index is at its lowest score of 55, the clinician should also evaluate the
validity of the variability score. There could be a problem of insufficient sample size to yield
a valid number.
These matters will tend to be an issue only during the initial test. One would like to avoid
the situation in which the client is misled by wrongly inflated scores on reaction time and
variability at the outset. On retest, the impression might be given that scores have declined
when in fact the pre-test scores were simply inflated because they were unreliable.
Section 1 (periods 1 and 2) and section 3 (period 5) represent the target-infrequent or low-demand task.
Section 2 (periods 3 and 4) represents the target-frequent or high-demand task.
Anticipatory Responses occur within 150 milliseconds of any stimulus (target or non-target).
Multiple Responses reflect more than one response to a stimulus
Scores significantly below average are printed in red. Scores significantly above average are printed in green.
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X-Axis for all charts: time into QIKtest in msec, with vertical gridlines of 1 minute
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Norms: the blue line represents a normal distribution of reaction times for this age and group: compare by form and position to your data in red. The light blue area represents 68.2%
(or ±1σ) of a normal distribution.
Pre-Post Graphs
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Date of Test
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INTERPRETATION
I. TOTAL SCORES:
→ Omission Errors are significantly greater than average, indicating significant inattention (low
Sustained Attention)..
→ Commission Errors are significantly greater than average, indicating significant impulsivity (low
Impulse Control).
→ Fast and impulsive response profile indicates fast nervous system with poor impulse control. Ask
subject about test taking strategy.
→ Total Multiple Responses are excessive (>20). Multiple Responses occur when both buttons are
pressed together or when one button is pressed more than once per stimulus presentation (target or
non-target). Excessive Multiple Responses represent poor impulse control or poor understanding of
test instructions.
→ First section Omission Errors, Commission Errors and Variability of Response Time standard
scores are significantly below average.
This is the low demand task (target-infrequent condition). Poor scores in the first section indicate
difficulty maintaining attention and control in a boring situation.
→ Second section Omission Errors and Commission Errors standard scores are significantly below
average.
This is the high demand task (target-frequent condition). Poor scores in the second section indicate
difficulty maintaining attention and control when performing under pressure.
→ Third section Omission Errors and Commission Errors standard scores are significantly below
average.
This is a repeat of the low demand task (target-infrequent condition). Poor scores in the third section
indicate difficulty maintaining attention and control with boredom and fatigue at the end of the test.
→ Below average standard scores in first and second sections indicate difficultly maintaining
attention and control both when bored and when pressured.
→Variability of Response Time: Standard scores are significantly worse in the first section than the
second section. The first section is the low demand task (target-infrequent condition). Lower scores in
the first section indicate greater difficulty maintaining attention and control in a boring situation.
III. SCORES BY PERIOD
→ First period Omission Errors, Commission Errors and Variability of Response Time standard
scores are significantly below average.
→ Second period Omission Errors and Commission Errors standard scores are significantly below
average.
→ Third period Omission Errors and Commission Errors standard scores are significantly below
average.
→ Fourth period Omission Errors and Commission Errors standard scores are significantly below
average.
→ Fifth period Omission Errors and Commission Errors standard scores are significantly below
average.
→ Standard scores for Commission Errors, Response Time and Variability of Response Time are
significantly worse in period 4 than period 3.
Period 4 is a continuation of the same high demand task as period 3. Scoring worse in period 4
indicates increasing difficulty maintaining attention and control under continued pressure.
→ Standard scores for Response Time and Variability of Response Time are significantly worse in
period 1 than period 2.
Section 1 (periods 1 and 2) and section 3 (period 5) represent the target-infrequent or low-demand
task.
→ Post Commission Response Time is faster than average correct Response Time in period s 1
and 2.
A Post Commission Response Time is the response time immediately following a Commission Error.
People typically slow down after a Commission Error in order to be more careful. A faster response
time following a Commission Error might result from increased speed with increased attention after a
careless error. This might indicate that Commission Errors are resulting more from inattention than
from lack of impulse control. Look at the Response Time graphs to see which Commission Errors are
faster (impulsive) or slower (inattentive) than average.