Task switching and short-term retention: The role of memory load in task switching performance

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dc.contributor.advisorMartin, Randi C.
dc.creatorAllen, Corinne
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-25T02:07:03Z
dc.date.available2011-07-25T02:07:03Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractShifting, which is the process of switching task sets between two or more tasks, incurs a cost: participants are slower and more error prone when a switch is required, relative to when the same task is performed in a sequential manner. Recent research in our lab has found a performance dissociation between two task switching paradigms in ML, a patient with reduced short-term memory (STM) capacity. The present study investigates the hypothesis that this dissociation is a result of memory load differences between the two shifting paradigms. We tested this hypothesis by measuring shifting abilities in patients with phonological and semantic short-term memory deficits, as well as age-matched controls under standard and articulatory suppression conditions. The results suggest that task-related memory demands impair the shifting performance of patients with STM deficits, and that phonological (but not semantic) retention contributes to shifting as task requirements increase.
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PSYCH. 2010 ALLEN
dc.identifier.citationAllen, Corinne. "Task switching and short-term retention: The role of memory load in task switching performance." (2010) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/62165">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/62165</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/62165
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectExperimental psychology
dc.subjectCognitive psychology
dc.titleTask switching and short-term retention: The role of memory load in task switching performance
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thesis.degree.departmentPsychology
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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