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Executive Function
Task Switching Test
Quantify switch cost, repeat-trial performance, and mixing cost with a browser-native cued digit task.
Useful for cognitive flexibility, executive-control, aging, fatigue, and intervention studies.
Executive Function6-8 minBrowser-based testing workflow
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What this task measures
Measures task-set switching by cueing participants to classify digits by parity or magnitude.
Core constructs
- Task-set switching
- Cognitive flexibility
- Executive control
- Processing efficiency under changing rules
Research fit
- Executive-function research
- Aging and cognitive flexibility studies
- Fatigue and workload protocols
- Intervention outcome tracking
Why researchers use ConductCognition
- Hosted browser delivery with no local install burden for participants.
- Study setup, scoring, exports, and participant links in one workflow.
- Transparent pricing instead of opaque enterprise quoting for solo labs.
- Free entry tier plus Academic Pro when you need the full battery and trial-level exports.
Paradigm overview
Task Switching measures cognitive flexibility by requiring participants to change between two simple classification tasks. In this implementation, each trial cues either a parity judgment or a magnitude judgment for a digit.
The scored outputs separate switch trials from repeat trials and report switch cost as the reaction-time difference between correct switch and repeat trials. Single-task blocks also support a mixing-cost estimate when enough correct responses are available.
Key scoring outputs
Switch Cost RT
msCorrect switch-trial RT minus correct repeat-trial RT.
Lower is better when accuracy is adequate
Switch Accuracy
proportionAccuracy on mixed-block trials where the task changed from the previous trial.
Higher is better
Repeat Accuracy
proportionAccuracy on mixed-block trials where the same task repeated.
Higher is better
Mixing Cost RT
msCorrect mixed-block RT minus correct single-task RT.
Lower is better when accuracy is adequate
Overall Accuracy
proportionProportion of scored trials answered correctly.
Higher is better
Practice Pass
0/1Indicates whether practice accuracy reached the readiness threshold.
1 indicates practice readiness
Research evidence and scoring context
Monsell S (2003). Task switching. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 7(3):134-140.
Reference reviewedN/A
Rogers RD, Monsell S (1995). Costs of a predictable switch between simple cognitive tasks. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 124(2):207-231.
Reference reviewedN/A
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Research FAQ
Common questions about this online cognitive test
What does this test measure?
Task Switching Test is used for task-set switching, cognitive flexibility, executive control research workflows.
What data can researchers export?
Researchers can export scored results, and paid plans support trial-level exports for deeper analysis.
Is this for clinical diagnosis?
ConductCognition is for research use. The platform supports task delivery, scoring, and exports; clinical interpretation remains outside the platform.