The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test is used to test executive function. A subject doing the test is asked to
A) read from cards as many words as possible that start with a specific letter in 60 seconds.
B) say aloud color names that are printed on cards in a congruent or incongruent color as quickly as possible.
C) sort cards into piles according to the number, color, or shape of symbols on card, and every 10 cards the sorting rule changes.
D) create a pile of card as fast as possible in descending numerical order within 60 seconds.

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The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test requires the subject to sort cards into piles based on changing rules. This requires the use of executive function, specifically cognitive flexibility and mental shifting. The other options do not involve this type of executive function.

The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test Is Used to Test Executive