Better semantic inhibition (smaller Stroop RT cost) is associated with higher accuracy on counterintuitive science and maths misconception trials¶
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q3 i? Stroop RT cost uniquely accounted for 5% of variance in misconception accuracy, with greater cost associated with lower accuracy, beyond age, WASI scores, and control accuracy. → Brookman-Byrne A 2018
Evidence¶
Brookman-Byrne A 2018¶
Brookman-Byrne A, Mareschal D, Tolmie AK, Dumontheil I (2018) Inhibitory control and counterintuitive science and maths reasoning in adolescence. PLoS ONE 13(6): e0198973. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198973
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Hierarchical multiple regression (N = 81) predicting misconception accuracy; model 1b with Stroop RT cost added gave R2 = 31%, ΔR2 = 5.0%, β = -.22, p = .023. "Greater Stroop RT cost was associated with lower misconception accuracy" after controls.
"Stroop RT cost was selected using a stepwise approach in model 1b, uniquely accounting for 5% of the variance. Greater Stroop RT cost was associated with lower misconception accuracy."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Bilinguals show a marginally smaller Stroop effect and higher overall Stroop accuracy than monolinguals — related
- Adolescents show lower accuracy and longer reaction times on counterintuitive misconception trials than on matched control trials in science and maths — related
- Better response inhibition (complex No-Go accuracy) is associated with longer reaction times on counterintuitive misconception trials, not better performance — related
- In discipline-specific exploratory regressions, neither Stroop RT cost nor complex No-Go accuracy significantly predicted science or maths misconception measures separately — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Smaller response-time differences between incongruent and congruent trials (better inhibition) correlate with higher mathematics scores — related
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Better semantic inhibition (smaller Stroop RT cost) is associated with higher accuracy on counterintuitive science and maths misconception trials |
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Better semantic inhibition (smaller Stroop RT cost) is associated with higher accuracy on counterintuitive science and maths misconception trials |
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