Von Gugelberg, Helene M.; Schweizer, Karl; Troche, Stefan (16 March 2021). Interindividual differences in cognitive control: A latent profile analysis on RT patterns in the AX-Continous Performance Task (AX-CPT)? (Unpublished). In: TeaP 2021 (63. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen; Conference of Experimental Psychologists) - "TeaP@Home". Virtual / Ulm, Germany. 14.03.-17.03.2021.
Cognitive control is an important ability to master everyday life. The dual mechanisms of cognitive control framework states that context representation and maintenance during information processing are the key components of cognitive control (Braver, 2012). Maintaining goal-relevant information in anticipation of a certain event or stimulus is referred to as the Proactive Mechanism of Control (PMC). Reactive Mechanism of Control (RMC) describes stimulus or event driven activation of goal-relevant information. Depending on respective task demands, engagement in either mechanism of control can vary (Gonthier et al., 2016). Additionally, Braver (2012) assumed interindividual differences in the extent of engagement in PMC or RMC regardless of task demands. Goal of the present study was to investigate whether groups of individuals can be identified that differ in the extent of using PMC and/or RMC. Reaction time (RT) data of 210 individuals with heterogeneous educational background, who completed the AX-Continuous Performance Test (AX-CPT) as a sensitive to tool to examine PMC and RMC, was analyzed. By means of a latent profile analysis (LPA), three different classes were identified. One class showed a PMC-typical RT pattern across conditions. Another class had similar mean RTs, but the PMC-typical pattern was less pronounced. The third class had the slowest mean RTs and their RT pattern was more (but not completely) consistent with a RMC pattern. Results demonstrated clear interindividual differences of cognitive control within the same task. Therefore, interindividual differences should be controlled for in future research as not to overlook the true nature of cognitive control.
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Conference or Workshop Item (Poster) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Personality Psychology, Differential Psychology and Diagnostics |
UniBE Contributor: |
von Gugelberg, Helene Martina, Troche, Stefan |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 370 Education |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Karin Dubler |
Date Deposited: |
06 May 2022 15:42 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:36 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/167103 |
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