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

question 66

Multiple Choice

In the task-switching experiment involving 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 answer options is correct.

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