In the task-switching experiment involving a digit task and a letter task, a digit or letter response was indicated by a word or by a color. Which of these conditions was particularly problematic when switching between digits and letters for frontal lobe patients?
A)letters indicated by words
B)digits indicated by colors
C)digits indicated by words
D)None of the answer options is correct.

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Frontal lobe patients typically have difficulties with inhibitory control and switching between tasks. Using a different response cue (color) for the digit task than for the letter task may be particularly problematic because it requires a greater degree of inhibitory control to switch between the different response cues.

In the Task-Switching Experiment Involving a Digit Task and a Letter