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TASK
self-ordered pointing task
A task in which a set of stimuli is presented, and subjects must point to one stimulus at a time, without ever pointing at the same stimulus twice.

Definition contributed by RPoldrack about one year ago.


Task records: 4  

processing capacity
  • accuracy of participant minus average accuracy of controls
 

perceptual identification
  • accuracy of participant minus average accuracy of controls
 

cognitive load
  • accuracy of participant minus average accuracy of controls
 

executive control
  • accuracy of participant minus average accuracy of controls
 


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Self-ordered pointing in children with autism: failure to use verbal mediation in the service of working memory?
Joseph RM, Steele SD, Meyer E, Tager-Flusberg H
Neuropsychologia (Neuropsychologia)
2005
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The reliability and validity of the self-ordered pointing task.
Ross TP, Hanouskova E, Giarla K, Calhoun E, Tucker M
Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists (Arch Clin Neuropsychol)
2007 May
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Self-ordered pointing performance following severe closed-head injury.
Schmitter-Edgecombe M, Chaytor NS
(J Clin Exp Neuropsychol)
2003 Oct
Comment: This article explains in depth, and quite clearly how the task should be set up and several different ways to analyze the scores. It is easy to read.
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