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Accuracy and speed feedback: global and local effects on strategy use
Dayna R Touron1, Christopher Hertzog
1a Department of Psychology , University of North Carolina at Greensboro , Greensboro , North Carolina , USA.
Experimental Aging Research
|May 3, 2014
Summary
Feedback type influences skill acquisition strategies in adults. Accuracy feedback aids older adults in using retrieval strategies, while speed feedback enhances performance efficiency.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Human Development
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Skill acquisition involves a shift from effortful algorithms to memory-based performance.
- Older adults exhibit slower strategy transitions due to learning and metacognitive factors.
- Traditional accuracy feedback may inadvertently reinforce conservative strategies or highlight retrieval accuracy.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how different types of feedback (none, accuracy, response time, or both) influence strategy shifts in younger and older adults during a noun-pair task.
- To examine the impact of feedback on the transition from algorithm-based to memory-based performance.
- To understand age-related differences in reactivity to task performance feedback.
Main Methods:
- Parametric variation of trial-by-trial feedback.
- Comparison of strategy shifts in younger (mean age 19) and older (mean age 67) adults.
- Assessment of feedback types: none, trial accuracy, trial response time (RT), and combined accuracy/RT.
Main Results:
- Older adults receiving accuracy feedback showed increased retrieval, especially on difficult trials.
- Participants receiving speed feedback executed the scanning strategy more rapidly.
- Age differences in trial-level performance reactivity were observed but not influenced by feedback type.
Conclusions:
- Accuracy and speed feedback exert distinct influences on overall task strategies and performance.
- Trial-by-trial accuracy feedback may promote the use of retrieval strategies in older adults during skill acquisition.
- Feedback type is a critical factor in optimizing strategy transitions and performance in cognitive tasks across the lifespan.
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