The experimenters will examine the relationship between utilization of positive (target cue) and negative (distractor cue) templates during a cued visual search task with performance on a set of measures related to executive functions associated with attentional control: shifting, updating, and inhibition.
The experimenters will utilize the typical procedures for the cued attentional task, while also deploying the Miyake executive function analysis. Data will also include a working memory capacity measure.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
122
Take measurements of behavioral performance
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Positive, Negative, Neutral Attention Task Performance Speed
Reaction times on visual search task with positive, negative, and neutral cues
Time frame: 1 day
Positive, Negative, Neutral Attention Task Performance Accuracy
Accuracy on visual search task with positive, negative, and neutral cues
Time frame: 1 day
Miyake Executive Attention task- Updating
Updating Attention
Time frame: 1 day
Miyake Executive Attention task-Shifting
Shifting Attention
Time frame: 1 day
Miyake Executive Attention task-Inhibition
Inhibition of attention
Time frame: 1 day
Working Memory Capacity
Estimate of working memory capacity based on behavioral performance
Time frame: 1 day
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