Deconstructing the Tower of London: alternative moves and conflict resolution as predictors of task performance
Autor: | Hassina P. Carder, Simon J. Handley, Timothy J. Perfect |
---|---|
Rok vydání: | 2004 |
Předmět: |
Cognitive science
050103 clinical psychology 05 social sciences Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Cognition Neuropsychological Tests Tower (mathematics) 050105 experimental psychology Task (project management) Conflict Psychological Conflict resolution Reaction Time Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology General Psychology Cognitive psychology |
Zdroj: | The Quarterly journal of experimental psychology. A, Human experimental psychology. 57(8) |
ISSN: | 0272-4987 |
Popis: | Despite widespread use the cognitive demands of the five-disc Tower of London (TOL) are unknown. Research suggests that conflict moves (those that are essential to the solution but do not place a disc in its final position) are a key aspect of performance. These were examined in three studies via a verification paradigm, in which normal participants were asked to decide whether a demonstrated move was correct. Experiment 1 showed that individual move latencies increase with the number of intermediate moves until the disc is placed in its goal position (resolution). Post hoc tests suggested that the number of alternative moves and moves to resolve a disc were independent predictors of performance. Experiment 2 successfully manipulated these factors in an experimental design. Experiment 3 showed that they remain determinants of performance as familiarity increased. Overall, errors on the task were significantly correlated with spatial memory. The implications of these findings for the use of the TOL in cognitive psychology and as an assessment tool are discussed. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
Externí odkaz: |