@lucycragg.bsky.social
Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Nottingham. Passionate about engaging young people with science.
Hopefully these findings are of interest to mathematical cognition researchers, in helping to clarify the role of executive functions in arithmetic, as well as to cognitive control researchers, in demonstrating contexts in which transfer of inhibitory control does(n't) occur. 6/6
January 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Hopefully these findings are of interest to mathematical cognition researchers, in helping to clarify the role of executive functions in arithmetic, as well as to cognitive control researchers, in demonstrating contexts in which transfer of inhibitory control does(n't) occur. 6/6
We found no evidence of transfer of the LWPCE suggesting that while similar reactive, transient, trial-by-trial IC processes are involved in a Stroop task and multiplication retrieval (leading to the CSE) the proactive, sustained IC processes operating at a longer timescale differ. 5/6
January 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We found no evidence of transfer of the LWPCE suggesting that while similar reactive, transient, trial-by-trial IC processes are involved in a Stroop task and multiplication retrieval (leading to the CSE) the proactive, sustained IC processes operating at a longer timescale differ. 5/6
Interestingly, the type of Stroop task didn’t matter suggesting it wasn’t dependent on the nature of the stimuli. In Exp 2 we examined the list-wide proportion congruency effect (LWPCE), where the congruency effect is reduced when incongruent trials are more frequent. 4/6
January 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Interestingly, the type of Stroop task didn’t matter suggesting it wasn’t dependent on the nature of the stimuli. In Exp 2 we examined the list-wide proportion congruency effect (LWPCE), where the congruency effect is reduced when incongruent trials are more frequent. 4/6
In Exp 1 we examined the congruency sequence effect (CSE), where a reduced congruency effect after an incongruent trial indicates transfer of inhibitory control. This was precisely what we found, suggesting similar inhibitory control processes in multiplication retrieval and Stroop-type tasks. 3/6
January 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In Exp 1 we examined the congruency sequence effect (CSE), where a reduced congruency effect after an incongruent trial indicates transfer of inhibitory control. This was precisely what we found, suggesting similar inhibitory control processes in multiplication retrieval and Stroop-type tasks. 3/6
Our aim was to determine the role that inhibitory control (IC) plays in the retrieval of multiplication facts. We did this by interleaving a multiplication fact retrieval task with either an animal or number Stroop task. 2/6
January 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Our aim was to determine the role that inhibitory control (IC) plays in the retrieval of multiplication facts. We did this by interleaving a multiplication fact retrieval task with either an animal or number Stroop task. 2/6