Task Switching Games
godel2 | 3 years ago
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I have read that task-switching abilities may be independent of g. A person can have high g and still have a hard time switching tasks.
Does anyone know of an online or downloadable game that requires rapid, random, alternation between tasks? There is a decent game at www.lumosity.com but they charge a subscription fee after a week trial period, and, the format of their game makes training frustrating (you can only play for 1 minute intervals).
Does anyone know of an online or downloadable game that requires rapid, random, alternation between tasks? There is a decent game at www.lumosity.com but they charge a subscription fee after a week trial period, and, the format of their game makes training frustrating (you can only play for 1 minute intervals).
godel2 | 3 years ago
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Definitely check out the posit science site. They have task switching demo's that you can download for free -- in particular, Jewel diver. Here's the link:
http://www.positscience.com/products/demos/
Agree with your comments on task-switching and the G factor, but improvement in divided attention or task switching will likely lead to an improvement in the perceptual speed factor, a subset of Gf.
http://www.positscience.com/products/demos/
Agree with your comments on task-switching and the G factor, but improvement in divided attention or task switching will likely lead to an improvement in the perceptual speed factor, a subset of Gf.
milestones | 3 years ago
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Jewel diver seems like more of a perceptual tracking task. I understand that it falls under the category of "divided attention" but I think divided attention is distinct from task-switching. Furthermore, in one of the articles I was reading about the L-IFG, they used a visual memory task with high interference load, and did not find increased L-IFG activity. This suggests that even visual interference memory tasks may not be appropriate for exercising the L-IFG.
godel2 | 3 years ago
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milestones | 3 years ago
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? | 3 years ago
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I wouldn't say that's bad at all. I scored 7.19. However, I didn't see it increase the number of jewels beyond 7 at a time, so there's something fishy going on there. Pun intended.
argumzio | 3 years ago
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cevapcici | 2 years ago
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? | 3 years ago
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? | 3 years ago
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What the hell is in this guy's retsina? A score of 6.75 isn't too bad, I would think, and it is likely amenable to training.
That said, it seems rather suspicious of Posit Science not to indicate what a normal score would look like. Are they that hungry to scare people into paying up by leaving it an unknown?
That said, it seems rather suspicious of Posit Science not to indicate what a normal score would look like. Are they that hungry to scare people into paying up by leaving it an unknown?
? | 3 years ago
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You're in luck.
I see we have a cingulate cortex in stock.
I'll use the credit card we have on file.
No need for a Doctor; the nurse can stick it in.
I see we have a cingulate cortex in stock.
I'll use the credit card we have on file.
No need for a Doctor; the nurse can stick it in.
milestones | 3 years ago
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No information on scores is provided as far as I can tell. However, with a score in the 6's, it's safe to assume that you are posing no danger to other drivers at this time.
milestones | 3 years ago
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Maybe a real time strategy video game? I used to play Age of Empires II, elite online play is difficult and requires constant shift of focus from one area to another. Micro your men with dexterity in skirmishes, then quickly scanning back to streamline your economy, ect
? | 3 years ago
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'In South Korea, the real-time strategy game StarCraft is highly popular as a professional sport. The need to micromanage efficiently and multitask under pressure are regarded as features that make it suitable for top-level competitions.'
? | 3 years ago
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luminosity doesn't require you to authorize your email address during registration. As soon as your free trial runs out, register a new account, and enter a bogus email address. =another week free
but yeah 1 minute time intervals are not conducive to significant improvement, and might even be detrimental for concentration on tasks that require attention for longer time periods... but perhaps this is just what you need
but yeah 1 minute time intervals are not conducive to significant improvement, and might even be detrimental for concentration on tasks that require attention for longer time periods... but perhaps this is just what you need
RLLYS2PID | 3 years ago
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? | 3 years ago
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thanks for pointing that out about the lumosity trials. I hate being a mouch, but I can't see myself paying just to use that one game.
You raise a good point about the significance of the time spent per round of training - if one aims to train task switching, then frequent interruption could actually help training. Every restart is an act of switching.
On the other hand, I have read that cognitive psychologists think that there are two different mechanisms responsible for task-switching - a mechanism that mediates switching between tasks when both tasks are in WM, and a mechanism that mediates switching when the new task is not in WM.
If memory serves me.... The former is associated with the L-IFG, and the later is associated with the same regions associated with the stroop task (anterior cingulate). The stroop task has not been shown to facilitate transfer to other inhibition tasks, which suggests that the former kind of task-switching is not as easily trained.
You raise a good point about the significance of the time spent per round of training - if one aims to train task switching, then frequent interruption could actually help training. Every restart is an act of switching.
On the other hand, I have read that cognitive psychologists think that there are two different mechanisms responsible for task-switching - a mechanism that mediates switching between tasks when both tasks are in WM, and a mechanism that mediates switching when the new task is not in WM.
If memory serves me.... The former is associated with the L-IFG, and the later is associated with the same regions associated with the stroop task (anterior cingulate). The stroop task has not been shown to facilitate transfer to other inhibition tasks, which suggests that the former kind of task-switching is not as easily trained.
godel2 | 3 years ago
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I always found that while playing piano, talking was nearly impossible and similarly, while counting cards (which was a hobby once upon a time) keeping track of conversation was difficult.
If those don't satisfy your need for technology, I'd suggest phoning a friend while doing about 60mph, that should improve your task switching abilities as well as your reaction time.
If those don't satisfy your need for technology, I'd suggest phoning a friend while doing about 60mph, that should improve your task switching abilities as well as your reaction time.
? | 3 years ago
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