Date of Award
1-17-2008
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Robert Sattelmeyer - Chair
Second Advisor
Dr. David Washburn - Co-Chair
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.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1062053
Recommended Citation
Johnson, C. Dustin, "Set-Switching and Learning Transfer." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2008.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1062053