The Box Task: A tool to design experiments for assessing visuospatial working memory |
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| Authors: | Roy P. C. Kessels |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Radboud University, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour,Nijmegen,The Netherlands;2.Department of Medical Psychology,Radboud University Medical Center,Nijmegen,The Netherlands;3.Vincent van Gogh Institute for Psychiatry,Venray,The Netherlands;4.Radboud University, Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology,Nijmegen,The Netherlands;5.Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute,Utrecht University,Utrecht,The Netherlands;6.Slingedael Korsakoff Center,Rotterdam,The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | The present paper describes the Box Task, a paradigm for the computerized assessment of visuospatial working memory. In this task, hidden objects have to be searched by opening closed boxes that are shown at different locations on the computer screen. The set size (i.e., number of boxes that must be searched) can be varied and different error scores can be computed that measure specific working memory processes (i.e., the number of within-search and between-search errors). The Box Task also has a developer’s mode in which new stimulus displays can be designed for use in tailored experiments. The Box Task comes with a standard set of stimulus displays (including practice trials, as well as stimulus displays with 4, 6, and 8 boxes). The raw data can be analyzed easily and the results of individual participants can be aggregated into one spreadsheet for further statistical analyses. |
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