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task switching CONCEPT
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The process of switching from one task or goal to another, depending on the context or instructions, that is, the process of switching between task sets.

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Asserted relationships to other concepts

task switching
is a kind of
  • cognitive control
    • task switching
    is a part of
    No associations
    are a kind of
    task switching
  • set shifting
    • are a part of
    task switching
  • inhibition

    • Tasks that are asserted to measure task switching

    Task Contrast Measure
    global-local task
    • interfering versus non-interfering
    task switching (3x2)
    • correct actions based on cue
    set-shifting task
    • perservative errors minus nonperservative errors
    • accuracy of participant minus average accuracy of controls
    Wisconsin card sorting test
    • Perseverative errors

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