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Teresa Garcia-Marques1, Alexandre Fernandes1
1William James Center of Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal.
Social contexts may improve inhibitory control (IC), but this effect is task-dependent. While the stop-signal task showed benefits, the antisaccade task revealed increased interference in social settings, suggesting distinct cognitive constructs.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Inhibitory control (IC) is crucial for regulating responses.
- Previous research suggested social presence enhances IC, based on Stroop task performance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if social presence enhances IC across different tasks.
- To determine if the Stroop task findings generalize to Antisaccade and Stop-signal tasks.
Main Methods:
- Participants completed Antisaccade and Stop-signal tasks under solitary and social presence conditions.
- Performance metrics were analyzed to assess IC differences between conditions.
Main Results:
- Stop-signal task performance was significantly better in the presence of others.
- Antisaccade tasks showed increased interference for fastest responses in the presence condition.
Conclusions:
- The impact of social presence on IC is task-specific.
- Findings suggest Antisaccade and Stop-signal tasks may measure different aspects of cognitive control.
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