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Operation Span Task (OSPAN)

Resources and information for administering the Operation Span Task (OSPAN) with Inquisit.

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Download Script This script implements the Automated Operation Span (OSPAN) Task. Thanks to David Nitz for programming this script, and Jerry Grenard for programming an earlier version.

Last Updated: Apr 24, 2010, 3:36PM 		View Demo

Selected Bibliography

Turner, M. L., & Engle, R. W. (1989). Is working memory capacity task dependent? Journal of Memory & Language, 28, 127-154.

Kane, M. J., Bleckley, M. K., Conway, A. R. A., & Engle, R. W. (2001). A controlled-attention view of working-memory capacity. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 130, 169-183.

Kane, M. J., & Engle, R. W. (2003). Working-memory capacity and the control of attention: The contributions of goal neglect, response competition, and task set to Stroop interference. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 132, 47-70.

Unsworth, N., Heitz, R.P., Schrock, J.C., & Engle, R.W. (2005). An automated version of the operation span task. Behavior Research Methods, 37, 498 - 505.

Links

Randy Engle. Georgia Tech.

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