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Modality-specific preparatory influences on the flexibility of cognitive control in task switching
Authors:Magali Kreutzfeldt  Denise N. Stephan  Klaus Willmes  Iring Koch
Affiliation:1. Institute of Psychology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany;2. Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Abstract:In the current study, we addressed modality-specificity of the flexibility of cognitive control. We compared performance in single-task and mixed-tasks blocks between blocked auditory and visual stimuli assessing alternation costs (single vs. mixed). Mixed blocks comprised task switches only. The tasks consisted of numerical parity, magnitude, and distance judgments about numbers between one and nine without five. A cue indicated the relevant task. The cue–stimulus interval was varied (short vs. long interval) to examine preparation effects. The results indicated higher response times (RTs) and error rates (ERs) in mixed- vs. single-tasks blocks. The alternation costs in ERs were larger for auditory compared to visual stimulus presentation. Moreover, the reduction of RT alternation costs based on increased preparation time was more pronounced for the auditory modality compared to the visual modality. These results suggest a modality-specific influence on processes involved in maintaining and updating task sets in working memory.
Keywords:Stimulus modality  cognitive control  task switching  task preparation  alternation costs
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