scholarly journals The effects of manipulating task complexity on the occurrence of language-related episodes during learner-learner interaction

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Heidari-Shahreza
Keyword(s):  
Task Complexity ◽  
Learner Interaction

Gender Differences in the Mental Rotations Test (MRT) Are Not Due to Task Complexity

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 130-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corinna Titze ◽  
Martin Heil ◽  
Petra Jansen
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Mental Rotation ◽  
Task Complexity ◽  
Time Constraints ◽  
Medium Effects ◽  
Performance Factors ◽  
Mental Rotations ◽  
Sufficient Power ◽  
Forced Choice Tasks ◽  
Choice Tasks

Gender differences are one of the main topics in mental rotation research. This paper focuses on the influence of the performance factor task complexity by using two versions of the Mental Rotations Test (MRT). Some 300 participants completed the test without time constraints, either in the regular version or with a complexity reducing template creating successive two-alternative forced-choice tasks. Results showed that the complexity manipulation did not affect the gender differences at all. These results were supported by a sufficient power to detect medium effects. Although performance factors seem to play a role in solving mental rotation problems, we conclude that the variation of task complexity as realized in the present study did not.

Considering the Influence of Task Complexity on Macrocognitive Team Processes

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Lyons ◽  
Davin Pavlas ◽  
Heather C. Lum ◽  
Stephen M. Fiore ◽  
Eduardo Salas
Keyword(s):  
Task Complexity ◽  
Team Processes
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