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Cognitive Flexibility and Set-Switching Under Verbal and Non-verbal Tasks among School Adolescents


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1 Department of Psychology, Government College Jassia, Rohtak, Haryana, India
2 Department of Psychology, Vaish College, Bhiwani, Haryana, India
     

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The present study aims to examine the relationship of executive processes through verbal and non-verbal tasks of set-switching with cognitive flexibility. For achieving the aim, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST)-a measure of cognitive set-switching (non-verbal task), Anagram solution task following rule switching (verbal task), and ColorWord Stroop test-a measure of cognitive flexibility was administered to 296 school adolescents with an age range between 12 to 15 years. Results revealed a significant correlation between verbal and non-verbal measures of set switching and cognitive flexibility .

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executive processes, cognitive, non-verbal, tasks, switching, significant
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Sandeep Kumar
Department of Psychology, Government College Jassia, Rohtak, Haryana, India
Satish Kumar
Department of Psychology, Vaish College, Bhiwani, Haryana, India

Abstract


The present study aims to examine the relationship of executive processes through verbal and non-verbal tasks of set-switching with cognitive flexibility. For achieving the aim, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST)-a measure of cognitive set-switching (non-verbal task), Anagram solution task following rule switching (verbal task), and ColorWord Stroop test-a measure of cognitive flexibility was administered to 296 school adolescents with an age range between 12 to 15 years. Results revealed a significant correlation between verbal and non-verbal measures of set switching and cognitive flexibility .

Keywords


executive processes, cognitive, non-verbal, tasks, switching, significant