Examining the effect of perceived performance-contingent gains, losses and errors on arithmetic.

ABSTRACT: Gains and losses have previously been found to differentially modulate Executive Functions and cognitive performance depending on performance contingency. Following recent findings suggesting that random gains and losses modulate arithmetic performance, the current study aimed to investigate the effect of perceived performance-contingent gains and losses on arithmetic performance. In the current study, an arithmetic equation judgment task was administered, with perceived performance-contingent gain, loss, and error feedback presented upon each trial. The results from two experiments suggest that when perceiving gain and loss as performance-contingent, the modulation of arithmetic performance, seen previously under random contingency conditions was entirely eliminated. In addition, another

SUBMITTER: Naaman R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8031462 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature