Intentionally down-regulating disgust disrupts young adults' working memory performance but not older adults' at the second post-induction measurement¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? When instructed to down-regulate disgust, young adults' N-Back performance dropped from T1 to T2 while older adults' performance continued to increase, yielding a significant Time × Age × Condition effect. → 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 pairwise comparison in a 4 (Time) × 2 (Age) × 4 (Condition) repeated-measures ANOVA of N-Back combined performance, contrasting the down-regulation condition with the no-instructions control. The article reports "a significant Time × Age × Condition effect" with η2 = .12. From T1 to T2 young adults' performance dropped whereas older adults' continued to increase.

"we found a significant Time × Age × Condition effect, F (3, 65) = 2.86, p = .04, η2 = .12; and a trend for Time × Age, F (3, 65) = 2.23, p = .09, η2 = .09, when comparing the down-regulation condition with the no-instructions control condition."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Affect Regulation — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• The experience of disgust per se does not affect the trajectory of working memory performance in either young or older adults — 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
• Instructions to maintain feelings of disgust do not disrupt working memory performance in either age group — related
• Working memory performance increases from baseline to the first post-induction trial across all age groups and conditions, consistent with practice effects — related