Set shifting
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Set shifting
Basic Characteristics
- Description
Set Shifting is the ability to modify ongoing behavior in response to changing goals or environmental experiences. The term set shifting is similar to terms like task switching and cognitive shifting. Set shifting is a method used in describing the mental process of re-directing one’s focus of attention away from one fixation toward another fixation point. Set shifting can be done either consciously or subconsciously. Set shifting takes place in the frontal lobes, the prefrontal cortex and the basal ganglia. Difficulty in set shifting is associated with disorders such as Schizophrenia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Anorexia-nervosa, and Parkinson’s disease.
- History
- References
Darrah et al, 2008. Interaction of N-methyl-D-aspartate and group 5 glutamate receptors on behavioral flexibility using a novel operant set-shifting paradigm. PMID 18469540
Tunbridge et al, 2004. Catechol-o-methyltranferase inhibition improves set-shifting performance and elevates stimulated dopamine release in rat prefrontal cortex. PMID 15190105
Related Information
- Task or test associated with this construct (vote for your favorite, or nominate a new one by editing this page): CANTAB - Spatial Working Memory, Delayed Response, Go/no-go, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST)
- Indicators (dependent variables, conditions, or contrasts; measurement variables used for analysis) associated with this construct (vote or nominate by editing this page):
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- CNP Level
External Resources
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- Google: Set shifting
- Wikipedia: Set shifting
- PubBrain: Set shifting
- PubMed: Set shifting
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