Exercise to work on cognitive flexibility in adults: Varied Combinations

New exercise to work on cognitive flexibility in adults and planning: Varied combinations!

In our daily lives we often have to come up with solutions to different problems, from matters of little importance to others that are very significant. For this it is essential to be able to generate different options in our minds and then choose the most appropriate one. Even after making a decision, circumstances may change and we may need to change strategy. For this reason, cognitive flexibility is crucial in our lives.

What does it involve?

Users must organize different elements into distinct groups. They must make different groups according to the story, bearing in mind that no group can be the same.

What does this activity train?

With this game we are helping the user to exercise cognitive flexibility, obtaining different combinations of various elements. To achieve this, the user will also have to work on planning, since they must plan the best way to do it to meet the requirements demanded by the task.

Ways to work with this game

Varied combinations is a game and as such it can be used in two ways:

1. Level-based phases

The game is divided into phases. Phase 1 is the easiest and phase 9 the most difficult.

The user will automatically move up or down levels according to their successes or mistakes. Additionally, the professional can choose the phase manually.

Activity customization

You can also create customized phases to adapt them to the specific needs of each person.

2.2 Parameters

We can set some parameters of this exercise to work on cognitive flexibility in adults such as:

• Number of elements.
• Elements in each group.
• Number of groups.

2.1. General aspects

You can also choose other general aspects such as:

• The number of exercises.
• The maximum time.
• Whether you want a visible timer for the activity or not.
• Whether you want to include an inactivity notice or not.
• Modify the instructions for performing the activity.

Languages to use this exercise to work on cognitive flexibility in adults

You can use this activity in Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese and Catalan.

Children’s version

As we just told you, Varied combinations has a children’s version called The Best Organizer. In the example we show below, children must form different groups to play in the playground, taking into account that no group can be the same:

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Ejercicio para trabajar la flexibilidad cognitiva en adultos: Combinaciones variadas