Table 2.
Description of attentional set-shift task (ASST) phases
First test day | |
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SD | Discrimination on digging media only; 1 medium is correct, e.g. sand |
CD | Correct digging medium is the same as SD, e.g. sand; additional dimension is introduced but irrelevant (e.g. lemon and garlic) |
CDR | Correct digging medium is the other medium, e.g. Saw dust; odor is irrelevant |
IDS | Relevant dimension is still the digging medium and odor is irrelevant; the correct medium in the next set (2) of digging medium, e.g. plastic balls |
IDSR | Correct digging medium is the other medium of the same pair of medium, e.g. cubes and odor is irrelevant |
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Second test day | |
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IDS2 | Relevant dimension is still the digging medium and odor is irrelevant; the correct medium in the next set (3) of digging medium, e.g. cardboard |
IDS2R | Correct digging medium is the other medium of the same pair of medium, e.g. beads and odor is irrelevant |
EDS | Relevant dimension is odor and digging medium is irrelevant; the correct scent is from set (4) of e.g. cocoa |
EDSR | Correct scent is the other odor of the same pair of odors, e.g. coriander and digging medium is irrelevant |
Direction of shift from medium to odor. SD: simple discrimination, CD: compound discrimination, CDR: compound discrimination reversal, IDS: intra dimensional shift, IDSR: intra dimensional shift reversal, IDS2: intra dimensional shift day 2, IDS2R: intra dimensional shift day 2 reversal, EDS: extra-dimensional shift, EDR: extra-dimensional shift reversal.