Control and interference in task switching—A review.
University of Würzburg · University of Konstanz · +5 more institutions
Abstract
The task-switching paradigm offers enormous possibilities to study cognitive control as well as task interference. The current review provides an overview of recent research on both topics. First, we review different experimental approaches to task switching, such as comparing mixed-task blocks with single-task blocks, predictable task-switching and task-cuing paradigms, intermittent instructions, and voluntary task selection. In the 2nd part, we discuss findings on preparatory control mechanisms in task switching and theoretical accounts of task preparation. We consider preparation processes in two-stage models, consider preparation as an all-or-none process, address the question of whether preparation is…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 33.39
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 242
Authors
7Topics & keywords
- Task switching
- Interference (communication)
- Control (management)
- Task (project management)
- Psychology
- Cognitive psychology
- Computer science
- Telecommunications