Assertion
TASK
n-back task
Definition:
A task in which items (e.g., letters) are presented one at a time and participants must identify each item that repeats relative to the item that occurred "n" items before its onset.

is descended from

TASK
Continuous Performance Task
Definition:
A task in which subjects are presented with a stream of letters, and must respond to one of the letters and refrain from responding to any other letters.
Asserted very confidently by RPoldrack


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Related Assertions
working memory is measured by the contrast of 1-back trials in the n-back task   

working memory is measured by the contrast of 2-back trials in the n-back task   

working memory is measured by the contrast of 3-back trials in the n-back task   

working memory is measured by the contrast of 3-back minus 1-back trials in the n-back task   

letter n-back task is a kind of n-back task   

face n-back task is a kind of n-back task   

CPT is an exact synonym of Continuous Performance Task   



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