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Exploring The Effects Of Response Type In A Visual Working Memory Task: An Fnirs Study, Rachel Eddings Aug 2020

Exploring The Effects Of Response Type In A Visual Working Memory Task: An Fnirs Study, Rachel Eddings

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Visual working memory (VWM) allows us to hold visual information in mind to be manipulated for a task. Previous research shows that performance varies based on factors such as stimulus modality and number of distractors. This study aimed to explore the effect of response type on VWM performance in 4.5- and 5.5-year-olds. A single-item probe color change detection task and a cued recall with labeling task were administered. The tasks were identical in structure until the response phase of the trial. Neural data were collected using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Both tasks used set-sizes 1-3 and six canonical colors (red, orange, …