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  • Cognitive psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Behavioral science

Background:

  • Cognitive conflict and reward signals are known to improve task performance.
  • Previous research suggests these factors individually enhance task-relevant associations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if reward signals modulate sequential adaptations in cognitive control after experiencing cognitive conflict.
  • To examine the interaction between reward and conflict in shaping subsequent behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted using a flanker task and a task-switch paradigm.
  • Performance-related rewards were incorporated into both experimental designs.
  • Trial-to-trial adaptations in cognitive control were measured.

Main Results:

  • Reward significantly modulated adaptations following cognitive conflict in both tasks.
  • Rewarded trials led to increased conflict adaptation in the flanker task and enhanced conflict-modulated switch costs in the task-switching paradigm.
  • Adaptations to conflict were absent after no-reward trials, and individual reward sensitivity predicted these modulations.

Conclusions:

  • Reward plays a crucial role in modulating conflict-based sequential adaptations in cognitive control.
  • These findings provide novel insights into how cognitive conflict influences behavior, particularly under reward conditions.