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Effects of Set-Size on Switch-Cost

Gustafsson, Camilla LU (2016) PSYP01 20151
Department of Psychology
Abstract
This study investigated how a set-size manipulation (as published in Fitzgibbon, Cragg & Carroll, 2014) could affect switch-cost in a switching-task, and the relation to working memory capacity. A student sample of 29 participants was recruited. Results revealed that decreasing the set-size might facilitate switching. Working memory capacity was negatively correlated with repeating a task (i. e., with not switching), when the set-size was large. The results are relevant to theoretical top-down and bottom-up explanations of switch-cost, and have practical implication for the further use of task-switching paradigms.
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author
Gustafsson, Camilla LU
supervisor
organization
course
PSYP01 20151
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
task-switching, set-shifting, set-size, switch-cost, flexibility, perseveration
language
English
id
8619188
date added to LUP
2016-02-23 08:31:01
date last changed
2016-02-23 08:31:01
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  abstract     = {{This study investigated how a set-size manipulation (as published in Fitzgibbon, Cragg & Carroll, 2014) could affect switch-cost in a switching-task, and the relation to working memory capacity. A student sample of 29 participants was recruited. Results revealed that decreasing the set-size might facilitate switching. Working memory capacity was negatively correlated with repeating a task (i. e., with not switching), when the set-size was large. The results are relevant to theoretical top-down and bottom-up explanations of switch-cost, and have practical implication for the further use of task-switching paradigms.}},
  author       = {{Gustafsson, Camilla}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Effects of Set-Size on Switch-Cost}},
  year         = {{2016}},
}