The reward effect on inhibitory control is significant across all six IC task types, but task type significantly moderates the effect, with the largest effect in Stroop tasks¶
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q4 i? Task type significantly moderated the reward effect on IC (χ2(5) = 16.79, p = .005), with significant positive effects in every task and the largest pooled effect in Stroop tasks (SMD = 1.029). → Burton 2021
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Burton 2021¶
Burton, S., Knibb, G., & Jones, A. (2021). A meta-analytic investigation of the role of reward on inhibitory control. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218211008895
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A-priori moderator analysis on task type using outlier-removed data. All six tasks showed significant reward effects; the Stroop pooled effect was "SMD = 1.029, 95% CI = [0.728, 1.328]", the largest of the tasks.
"There was a significant moderation effect, χ2(5) = 16.79, p = .005. There was a significant effect of reward all tasks: GNG task (k = 18: SMD = 0.300, 95% CI = [0.127, 0.472]"
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The reward effect on inhibitory control is significant across all six IC task types, but task type significantly moderates the effect, with the largest effect in Stroop tasks |
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The reward effect on inhibitory control is significant across all six IC task types, but task type significantly moderates the effect, with the largest effect in Stroop tasks |
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