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Post-error behavioral adjustments under reactive control among older adults
Noriaki Tsuchida1, Ayaka Kasuga2, Miki Kawakami3
1College of Comprehensive Psychology, Ritsumeikan University, Osaka, Japan.
Frontiers in Psychology
|November 17, 2022
Summary
Older adults exhibit slower reactions to errors, particularly when the error type varies. This suggests a shift in cognitive control strategies with aging, impacting how individuals adjust behavior after mistakes.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience of Aging
Background:
- Cognitive control is crucial for adapting behavior after errors.
- Aging can impact cognitive functions, including error processing and adjustment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the effects of aging on post-error behavioral adjustments.
- To examine how cognitive control mechanisms differ in young versus older adults following errors.
Main Methods:
- A modified error awareness task was used with young and older adult groups (n=50 each).
- Participants performed a go/no-go task with varying response requirements and error feedback.
- Post-error reaction times and error response characteristics were analyzed across different experimental conditions.
Main Results:
- Older adults demonstrated significantly longer reaction times to errors compared to young adults.
- The nature of the error response (e.g., single vs. double button press) differentially impacted older adults' post-error reaction times.
- Response inhibition varied based on experimental conditions, particularly affecting older adults.
Conclusions:
- Aging influences post-error behavioral adjustments, potentially due to a shift from proactive to reactive cognitive control.
- Understanding these age-related changes in cognitive control is vital for explaining behavioral differences in error processing.
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