Pe amplitude on error trials relates to post-error accuracy, but Pe does not mediate the mindset–post-error accuracy link in children¶

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q3 i? Pe on error trials was significantly related to post-error accuracy (r = 0.27), but mediation of mindset's effect was not present in this child sample, unlike the adult study. → Schroder Hans S. 2017

Evidence¶

Schroder Hans S. 2017¶

Schroder Hans S., Fisher Megan E., Lin Yanli, Lo Sharon L., Danovitch Judith H., Moser Jason S. (2017). Neural evidence for enhanced attention to mistakes among school-aged children with a growth mindset. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2017.01.004

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Brain-behavior correlation analysis (Table 2) in the same 123-child sample, limited to Pe and post-error accuracy variables. The Pe error–post-error accuracy correlation was significant (r = 0.27, p < 0.01), but "mediation was not present in this sample of young children" as expected from adults.

"the Pe on error trials was significantly related to post-error accuracy. Although mindset was also related to post-error accuracy, recall that mindset was not significantly related to error-trial Pe but to the difference wave (Pe error minus Pe correct). Thus, mediation was not present in this sample of young children"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Growth mindset endorsement is associated with larger Pe amplitude (greater attention to errors) in school-aged children
• Growth mindset endorsement is associated with higher post-error accuracy but not post-correct accuracy in children
• Growth mindset predicts post-error accuracy for children with small Pe amplitudes but not large Pe amplitudes (exploratory moderation)