ERIC Number: EJ933805
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Mar
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0278-7393
Task-Switching Performance with 1:1 and 2:1 Cue-Task Mappings: Not so Different after All
Schneider, Darryl W.; Logan, Gordon D.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, v37 n2 p405-415 Mar 2011
When task-switching studies use the task-cuing procedure with a 1:1 cue-task mapping, task switching and cue switching are confounded, which is problematic for interpreting switch costs. The use of a 2:1 cue-task mapping is a potential solution to this problem, but it is possible that introducing more cues may also introduce marked changes in task-switching performance. In 5 experiments involving 160 subjects, the authors compared performance with 1:1 and 2:1 mappings across several methodological changes. Differences in switch costs between mappings were small and, in most analyses, nonsignificant. In all experiments, both mappings yielded significant reductions in switch cost across cue-target interval, and there were significant cue-switching effects with the 2:1 mapping. A model of cue encoding fit the data from both mappings about equally well. Overall, task-switching performance was more similar than it was different between mappings, leading the authors to suggest that the use of a 2:1 mapping is a viable solution to the problem associated with a 1:1 mapping. (Contains 7 figures, 8 footnotes and 7 tables.)
Descriptors: Cues, Educational Research, Cognitive Ability, Performance, Cognitive Mapping, Comparative Analysis, Correlation
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