Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) data showed no difference between the player and nonplayer
groups in preservation error and completed categories but surprisingly showed significantly lower
grade of the player group in correct response. Our data reveal that chess players don’t have any preference in
any stage of Stroop test. Chess players don’t have any preference in selective attention, inhibition and
executive cognitive function. Chess players' have lower shifting abilities than non-players.
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