Effects of Set-Size on Switch-Cost
(2016) PSYP01 20151Department 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
- 2016
- 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
@misc{8619188, 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}}, }