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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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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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