Investigating task preparation and task performance as triggers of the backward inhibition effect
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21532811 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Joy Prosser (0000-0003-3339-6841, University of Aberdeen), Motonori Yamaguchi (0000-0002-8405-9741, University of Essex), Rachel Swainson (0000-0002-0848-8819, University of Aberdeen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1816-1835 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0340-0727 • E-ISSN: 1430-2772 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00426-022-01780-x |
| PMID | 36571593 |
| OpenAlex | W4312196171 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 32 |
Backward inhibition is posited to aid task switching by counteracting the tendency to repeat a recent task. Evidence that factors such as cue transparency affect backward inhibition seems to imply that it is generated during task preparation, making its absence following trials on which a prepared task was not performed (nogo trials) surprising. However, the nogo method used in previous studies might have prevented detection of preparation-driven effects. We used a truncated-trial method instead, omitting stages of a trial with no need for a nogo signal. In Experiment 1, an n − 2 repetition cost (suggested to indicate backward inhibition) followed trials truncated after response selection, indicating that response execution is not necessary to trigger backward inhibition. In Experiments 2 and 3, no n − 2 repetition cost was obtained following trials truncated after cue presentation. To ensure some task preparation on cue-only trials, Experiment 4 used a double-registration procedure where participants responded to the task cue and the target on each trial. In contrast to Experiments 2 and 3, a small n − 2 repetition cost followed trials truncated after cue responses, affecting cue responses on the current trial. In addition, the n − 2 repetition cost was increased at cue responses and became evident at target responses when the preceding trial also involved a target response. These results imply that backward inhibition might be generated by processes occurring up to and including a cue response, affecting subsequent cue responses, as well as during task performance itself, affecting subsequent cue and target responses
Audiology · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Task switching · EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces · Medicine · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neural dynamics and brain function · Neuroscience · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |