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Table 1 Selected neuropsychological tasks with high weighted effect size

From: Using basic neurobiological measures in criminological research

Neuropsychological task

Behavioral aspects

N studies

Effect size

References

Self-Ordered Pointing task

Capacity to regulate behavior using plans and strategies and working memory

4

.83

(e.g. Lezak et al. 2004; Malisza et al. 2005; Petrides and Milner 1982; Ross et al. 2007)

Porteus Maze Task

Ability to plan, foresight, change problem-solving approach

22

.71

(e.g. Lezak et al. 2004; Morgan and Lilienfeld 2000); Porteus 1959; Riddle and Roberts 1977)

Sequential Matching to Memory task

Maintaining information in working memory

3

.69

(e.g. Gorenstein 1982; Hare 1984; Lueger and Gill 1990; Mull and Seyal 2001)

Delayed Matching to Sample task

Short term visual memory, working memory

3

.59

(e.g. Bergvall et al. 2001; Dolan and Park 2002; Fray et al. 1996; Mishkin 1982)

Go/No-Go task

Inhibition of ongoing behavior

12

.56

(e.g. Malloy et al. 1993; Nee et al. 2007)

Spatial Working Memory task

Working memory

6

.54

(e.g. Owen et al. 1996a Owen et al. 1996b)