Behavioral Research Tasks

Tasks are standardized experimental paradigms used in behavioral and cognitive research to measure attention, memory, executive function, decision-making, perception, learning, and social-emotional processes. Labvanced offers a robust library of ready-to-run task templates, allowing researchers to launch studies faster while maintaining high experimental control, precision, and reproducibility.

Featured Tasks

Here are a few popular tasks frequently used by researchers across domains:

Trail Making Test

In Part A, the participant connects numbers in ascending order (1-2-3...) while in Part B, numbers and letters alternate (1-A-2-B...), in this classic task for measuring cognitive flexibility.

Dot Probe Task

In this task, participants see pairs of images followed by a small dot and must respond as quickly as possible to the dot’s location via key press (desktop) or button press (mobile).

Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST)

In this task, participants sort cards based on different rules. The rules will change during the task without being announced and the participant needs to figure out the new rules from feedback.

Dual Lexical Decision Task

This study investigates word recognition and decision-making in language processing. Participants will view pairs of letter strings and decide whether they are real words or non-words. The task measures accuracy and reaction times in lexical processing.

Preferential Looking Paradigm

Participants view side-by-side of either images or videos, while gaze patterns, fixation durations and head orientation are recorded, as well as a video recording of the participant.

Corsi Block Tapping Test

Blocks flash sequentially on screen. Participants must repeat the sequence by clicking the blocks in the exact order shown.

Stroop Test

Participants view color words presented in congruent or incongruent font colors and must respond based on the text color rather than the word meaning.

With Labvanced, you can quickly customize any task, deploy it online or in-lab, and collect high-quality behavioral data from participants worldwide. Our pre-made templates support a wide range of fields, including cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, neuroscience, behavioral economics, linguistics, and human-computer interaction.

Why Use Labvanced Behavioral Task Templates?

Accelerate study setup with pre-built templates grounded in established research paradigms
Ensure data quality through millisecond-accurate timing and controlled stimulus presentation
Customize freely using the editor
Seamlessly recruit participants and manage data collection
Enhance reproducibility with standardized procedures and documentation

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