Is advance reconfiguration in voluntary task switching affected by the design employed?
In task switching, when the amount of preparation time is increased, a reduction in switch cost or RISC effect is observed. This RISC effect is frequently attributed to advance reconfiguration processes. In the explicit task-cueing procedure, RISC effects are observed when varying the preparation time within participants but not when varying the preparation time across participants--a finding suggesting that RISC effects in the explicit task-cueing procedure are restricted to specific designs. The present study investigated RISC effects in voluntary task switching and compared RISC effects in a within-subjects design with RISC effects in a between-subjects design. Our results indicate that RISC effects are present in both designs. We conclude that advance reconfiguration in voluntary task switching is robust.
Liefooghe
Baptist
B
Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. baptist.liefooghe@ugent.be
Demanet
Jelle
J
Vandierendonck
André
A
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