The experience of disgust per se does not affect the trajectory of working memory performance in either young or older adults¶
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q3 i? Comparing the no-instructions control with the neutral control condition revealed no interaction effects involving age or condition on N-Back performance. → Scheibe 2009
Evidence¶
Scheibe 2009¶
Scheibe, S., & Blanchard-Fields, F. (2009). Effects of Regulating Emotions on Cognitive Performance: What Is Costly for Young Adults Is not so Costly for Older Adults. Psychology and Aging, 24(1), 217-223. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0013807
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Planned comparison within the repeated-measures ANOVA contrasting the disgust no-instructions condition with the neutral film condition. The article reports that "No interaction effects involving age or condition were found"; equivalence was not directly tested. Participants in all groups increased performance from baseline to T1 and remained stable thereafter.
"To determine if disgust per se had an effect on performance we compared the no-instructions control condition with the neutral control condition. No interaction effects involving age or condition were found."
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Related Claims¶
- Instructions to maintain feelings of disgust do not disrupt working memory performance in either age group — related
- Intentionally down-regulating disgust disrupts young adults' working memory performance but not older adults' at the second post-induction measurement — related
- The disgust film induction elevated disgust ratings comparably in young and older adults, with no age differences in reactivity or recovery after baseline — related
- Working memory performance increases from baseline to the first post-induction trial across all age groups and conditions, consistent with practice effects — related
- Condition order did not affect working-memory performance but affected the magnitude of reaction-time deterioration when tasks were difficult — related
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The experience of disgust per se does not affect the trajectory of working memory performance in either young or older adults |
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The experience of disgust per se does not affect the trajectory of working memory performance in either young or older adults |
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2009 |
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