The development of stimulus and response interference control in mid-childhood
Interference control, the ability to overcome distraction from irrelevant information, undergoes considerable improvement during childhood yet the mechanisms driving these changes remain unclear. The present study investigated the relative influence of interference at the level of the stimulus or th...
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| description | Interference control, the ability to overcome distraction from irrelevant information, undergoes considerable improvement during childhood yet the mechanisms driving these changes remain unclear. The present study investigated the relative influence of interference at the level of the stimulus or the response. 7-, 10- and 20-year-olds completed a flanker paradigm in which stimulus and response interference were experimentally manipulated. The influence of stimulus interference decreased from 7- to 10-years whereas there was no difference in response interference across age groups. The findings demonstrate that a range of processes contribute to the development of interference control, and may influence performance to a greater or lesser extent depending on task requirements and the age of the child. |
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| spelling | nottingham-304212020-05-04T17:21:43Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30421/ The development of stimulus and response interference control in mid-childhood Cragg, Lucy Interference control, the ability to overcome distraction from irrelevant information, undergoes considerable improvement during childhood yet the mechanisms driving these changes remain unclear. The present study investigated the relative influence of interference at the level of the stimulus or the response. 7-, 10- and 20-year-olds completed a flanker paradigm in which stimulus and response interference were experimentally manipulated. The influence of stimulus interference decreased from 7- to 10-years whereas there was no difference in response interference across age groups. The findings demonstrate that a range of processes contribute to the development of interference control, and may influence performance to a greater or lesser extent depending on task requirements and the age of the child. American Psychological Association 2015-11-23 Article PeerReviewed Cragg, Lucy (2015) The development of stimulus and response interference control in mid-childhood. Developmental Psychology . ISSN 0012-1649 interference control; stimulus conflict; response conflict; flanker task; conflict adaptation; Gratton effect http://psycnet.apa.org/psycarticles/2015-53032-001 doi:10.1037/dev0000074 doi:10.1037/dev0000074 |
| spellingShingle | interference control; stimulus conflict; response conflict; flanker task; conflict adaptation; Gratton effect Cragg, Lucy The development of stimulus and response interference control in mid-childhood |
| title | The development of stimulus and response interference control in mid-childhood |
| title_full | The development of stimulus and response interference control in mid-childhood |
| title_fullStr | The development of stimulus and response interference control in mid-childhood |
| title_full_unstemmed | The development of stimulus and response interference control in mid-childhood |
| title_short | The development of stimulus and response interference control in mid-childhood |
| title_sort | development of stimulus and response interference control in mid-childhood |
| topic | interference control; stimulus conflict; response conflict; flanker task; conflict adaptation; Gratton effect |
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