Since visual processing holds much relevance to our daily lives and
activities, research has often sought to improve visual processing skills
by training on each skill directly. However, not much research has been
done to see whether training cognition will lead to transfer improvements
in visual processing. In this study, participants were assigned to either
train on the change detection task, a visual working memory task, or a
general knowledge task for seven sessions. Our outcome measures in the pre
and post-tests assessed visual search, contrast sensitivity, and contour
integration. We hypothesize that participants training on the change
detection task will improve more in the outcome measures compared to
participants in the general knowledge group. The present study builds on
and extends previous work (Buschkuehl et al., 2017), investigating whether
training in this paradigm leads to improvements in other areas besides
working memory. Data collection is in the beginning stages and will
continue throughout next quarter.