Table 3.
Task | Description | Transfer |
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Stroop task | An executive function task representing the type of tasks trained during practice. Participants hear the words “high” and “low,” spoken in either a high pitch or a low pitch; participants are instructed to report the pitch of the word (high/low), ignoring the actual word | Trained |
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Clock task | A visuospatial cognition task. Participants are instructed to generate a mental representation of a clock face and respond verbally (yes/no) based on where the hands of the clock would be for the given times | Untrained |
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Spontaneous speech | Spontaneous narrative in response to a stimulus question; highly relevant to everyday dual tasking | Untrained |
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Coin-transfer task | Participants wear a belt with pockets and transfer coins from one pocket to another | Untrained |