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THE VALIDATION OF A NEW CHILD-FRIENDLY STROOP TASK USING EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS
University of West Florida
Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida
2017
Abstract
Executive function (EF) refers to cognitive processes that allow an individual to perform intentional behaviors. EF dysfunction has been suggested to be a risk factor for a spectrum of disorders. Our understanding of the role of EF impairments in the manifestation of specific disorders is limited due to the inability to use various EF tasks within special populations. One of the main challenges is due to task reliance on skills which are often underdeveloped or compromised. The present study focused on a modified measure of interference suppression, the Animal-Stroop task. The overall purpose was to use electroencephalography to provide eventrelated potential (ERP) data to compare the traditional and modified Stroop tasks in order to validate the modified task as a true measure of interference suppression. A secondary purpose of this study was to validate a manual response modality using button-press. Behavioral and ERP results were inconclusive. Stereotypical RT patterns were not created for the Animal-Stroop and ERP results were not different between the two tasks. However, delta plot distributions presented positive slope patterns for both tasks, suggesting the button-press response methodology did not interfere with task demands. Additional research is recommended to adequately validate this new Stroop-like task.
Details
- Title
- THE VALIDATION OF A NEW CHILD-FRIENDLY STROOP TASK USING EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Publisher
- University of West Florida
- Format
- text
- Identifiers
- 99380090861106600
- Academic Unit
- Psychology
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Master of Arts (MA)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida