In the Task-Switching Experiment Between a Digit Task and a Letter

question 45

Multiple Choice

In the task-switching experiment between a digit task and a letter task, a digit or letter response was indicated by a word or by a color. Which of these conditions was particularly problematic when switching between digits and letters for frontal lobe patients?

• A) letters indicated by words
• B) digits indicated by colors
• C) digits indicated by words
• D) none of the above

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