Measuring adaptive control in conflict tasks
The past two decades have witnessed an explosion of interest in the cognitive and neural
mechanisms of adaptive control processes that operate in selective attention tasks. This has …
mechanisms of adaptive control processes that operate in selective attention tasks. This has …
[HTML][HTML] Meta-control: From psychology to computational neuroscience
B Eppinger, T Goschke, S Musslick - Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral …, 2021 - Springer
Research in the past decades shed light on the different mechanisms that underlie our
capacity for cognitive control. However, the meta-level processes that regulate cognitive …
capacity for cognitive control. However, the meta-level processes that regulate cognitive …
One cannot simply'be flexible': Regulating control parameters requires learning
Highlights•It is often assumed that humans can readily regulate cognitive control
parameters.•Recent studies suggest humans often struggle to flexibly adjust control …
parameters.•Recent studies suggest humans often struggle to flexibly adjust control …
Proactive control in the Stroop task: A conflict-frequency manipulation free of item-specific, contingency-learning, and color-word correlation confounds.
G Spinelli, SJ Lupker - Journal of Experimental Psychology …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
In the Stroop task, congruency effects (ie, the color-naming latency difference between
incongruent stimuli, eg, the word BLUE written in the color red, and congruent stimuli, eg …
incongruent stimuli, eg, the word BLUE written in the color red, and congruent stimuli, eg …
[HTML][HTML] Too anxious to control: the relation between math anxiety and inhibitory control processes
E Van den Bussche, K Vanmeert, B Aben… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Based on the attentional control theory, math anxiety has been explained in terms of
impaired inhibition, a key cognitive control function associated with the central executive …
impaired inhibition, a key cognitive control function associated with the central executive …
[HTML][HTML] Cost-benefit trade-offs in decision-making and learning
Value-based decision-making involves trading off the cost associated with an action against
its expected reward. Research has shown that both physical and mental effort constitute …
its expected reward. Research has shown that both physical and mental effort constitute …
Mapping dynamic interactions among cognitive biases in depression
Depression is theorized to be caused in part by biased cognitive processing of emotional
information. Yet, prior research has adopted a reductionist approach that does not …
information. Yet, prior research has adopted a reductionist approach that does not …
Is the juice worth the squeeze? Learning the marginal value of mental effort over time.
In keeping with the view that individuals invest cognitive effort in accordance with its relative
costs and benefits, reward incentives typically improve performance in tasks that require …
costs and benefits, reward incentives typically improve performance in tasks that require …
[HTML][HTML] Accounting for proportion congruency effects in the Stroop task in a confounded setup: Retrieval of stimulus-response episodes explains it all
K Rothermund, N Gollnick, CG Giesen - Journal of Cognition, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Proportion congruency (PC) effects on the strength of distractor interference were
investigated in a high-powered (n= 109), pre-registered experiment in which participants …
investigated in a high-powered (n= 109), pre-registered experiment in which participants …
Memory-guided selective attention: Single experiences with conflict have long-lasting effects on cognitive control.
NP Brosowsky, MJC Crump - Journal of Experimental Psychology …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Adjustments in cognitive control, as measured by congruency sequence effects, are thought
to be influenced by both external stimuli and internal goals. However, this dichotomy has …
to be influenced by both external stimuli and internal goals. However, this dichotomy has …