Date of Publication
2007
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Psychology Major in Human Development
Subject Categories
Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Psychology
Abstract/Summary
Tasks that are known to measure inhibition of distractors (Eriksen flanker and shape-matching tasks), inhibition of action (go-no go and Stroop tasks), and dual-tasking, were administered to 146 participants. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of performance data supported a model of independence of inhibition of distractors, inhibition of action, and dual-tasking rather than a model showing correlations among them. The Eriksen flanker task loaded significantly on inhibition of distractors; the go-no go and Stroop tasks loaded significantly on inhibition of action, and the dot memory and block-tapping tasks loaded significantly on dual-tasking. These findings provide support for the fractionation of the central executive and the Supervisory Attentional System (SAS), both of which are considered to be responsible for executive functions and attentional control.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Electronic
Accession Number
CDTG004368
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
83 leaves ; 28 cm.
Keywords
Inhibition; Executive functions (Neuropsychology); CFA (Confirmatory factor analysis); Confirmatory factor analysis
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Calleja, M. O. (2007). The independence of the executive functions of inhibition of distractors, inhibition of action, and dual-tasking. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/3576
