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. 2022 Aug 1;10(3):49. doi: 10.3390/jintelligence10030049

Table 1.

Examples contingent (Level 1) and moderating (Level 2) indicators of cognitive flexibility.

Level 1 X Factors
Vary across Occasion and Individuals		 Level 1 Z Factors
Vary across Occasion, Constant across Individuals		 Level 2 Moderators
Invariant across Occasion, Vary across Individual

  • Metacognitive processes

  • Confidence in item response

  • State personality

  • Perception of task/situation demands

  • Perception of feedback

  • etc.

  • Time (chronological)

  • item-sequence (as an experiential factor)

  • Item complexity (RI demand)

  • Presence of feedback

  • Situation5

  • etc.

  • Personality traits

  • Working-memory

  • Relational integration ability

  • Age

  • Knowledge/experience

  • etc.