Task switching and cognitive control / edited by James A. Grange and George Houghton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grange, James, editor.

Houghton, George, 1957- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Behavior modification.

Cognition--Age factors.

Cognition.

Physical Description:

viii, 392 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2014]

Summary:

"One thing that separates human beings from the rest of the animal world is our ability to control behavior by referencing internal plans, goals, and rules. This ability, which is crucial to our success in a complex social environment, depends on the purposeful generation of "task sets"--states of mental readiness that allow each of us to engage with the world in a particular way or achieve a particular aim. This book reports the latest research regarding the activation, maintenance, and suppression of task sets. Chapters from many of the world's leading researchers in task switching and cognitive control investigate key issues in the field, from how we select the most relevant task when presented with distracting alternatives, to how we maintain focus on a task ("eyes on the prize") and switch to a new one when our goals or external circumstances change. Chapters also explore the brain structures responsible for these abilities, how they develop during childhood, and whether they decline due to normal aging or neurological disorders. Of interest especially to scholars and students of cognitive psychology, the volume offers thorough, multi-disciplinary coverage of contemporary research and theories concerning this fundamental yet mysterious aspect of human brain function and behavior"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Chapter 1

Task Switching & Cognitive Control: An Introduction

James A. Grange & George Houghton

Chapter 2

Tasks, Task Sets, and the Mapping Between Them

Darryl W. Schneider & Gordon D. Logan

Chapter 3

The Task-Cuing Paradigm: A User's Guide

Nachshon Meiran

Chapter 4

The Mixing Cost as a Measure of Cognitive Control

Paloma Mari-Beffa & Alexander Kirkham

Chapter 5

The Extended Runs Procedure and Restart Cost

Erik M. Altmann

Chapter 6

Voluntary Task Wwitching

Catherine M. Arrington, Kaitlin M. Reiman, & Starla M. Weaver

Chapter 7

Inhibitory Control in Task Switching

Miriam Gade, Stefanie Schuch, Michel Duey, & Iring Koch

Chapter 8

Models of Cognitive Control in Task Switching

Chapter 9

Event-related Potentials Reveal Multiple Components of Proactive and

Reactive Control in Task Switching

Frini Karayanidis & Sharna D. Jamadar

Chapter 10

Neuroimaging Studies of Task Switching

Franziska R. Richter & Nick Yeung

Chapter 11

Task Switching and Executive Dysfunction

Abhijit Das & Glenn R. Wylie

Chapter 12

Task Switching in Psychiatric Disorders

Susan M. Ravizza & Ruth E. Salo

Chapter 13

Cognitive Flexibility in Childhood and Adolescence

Sabine Peters & Eveline A. Crone

Chapter 14

Task Switching and Aging

Jutta Kray & Nicola K. Ferdinand.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199921959

0199921954

OCLC:

870842413