Type of Document Senior Honors Thesis Author Johnson, C. Dustin URN etd-01172008-162249 Title SET-SWITCHING AND LEARNING TRANSFER Degree B.A. Honors Department Psychology Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Dr. Robert Sattelmeyer Committee Chair Dr. David Washburn Committee Co-Chair Keywords
- Executive Functioning
- Intelligence
- Set-switching
- Wisconsin Card Sort Task
- Transfer Index
- Learning Transfer
Date of Defense 2007-12-15 Availability unrestricted Abstract In this experiment I investigated the relationship between set-switching and transfer learning, both of which presumably invoke executive functioning (EF), which may in turn be correlated with intelligence. Set-switching was measured by a computerized version of the Wisconsin Card Sort Task. Another computer task was written to measure learning-transfer ability. The data indicate little correlation between the ability to transfer learning and the capacity for set-switching. That is, these abilities may draw from independent cognitive mechanisms. The major difference may be requirement to utilize previous learning in a new way in the learning-transfer task.Files
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