Task-relevant emotions affect response inhibition more strongly than task-irrelevant emotions, especially in young children¶
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q2 i? In a go/nogo task across ages 6-25, task-relevant emotions affect performance more strongly than task-irrelevant emotions, particularly in young children, and relevant positive emotions enhance performance compared to negative emotions. → Wetzel N 2014
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Wetzel N 2014¶
Wetzel N (2014) Development of control of attention from different perspectives. Front. Psychol. 5:1000. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01000
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The editorial reports, citing Schel and Crone (2013), a go/nogo study with a large age range (6-25 years) showing linearly increasing response inhibition performance with age and enhanced performance with relevant positive emotions, especially in young children.
"Task-relevant emotions affect performance stronger than task-irrelevant emotions, particularly in young children. The lower effect of irrelevant emotions on response inhibition is supported by a free choice condition."
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Task-relevant emotions affect response inhibition more strongly than task-irrelevant emotions, especially in young children |
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Task-relevant emotions affect response inhibition more strongly than task-irrelevant emotions, especially in young children |
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