The ability to activate and inhibit speeded responses: Separate developmental trends

Article Abstract:

Children respond faster and are less susceptible to interference from task-irrelevant information as they grow older, suggesting that a global mechanism may be responsible for developmental change in speed of responding. The performance of four age groups on a range of six speeded performance tasks was examined and the results support a hypothesis of generalized developmental changes in response activation, although a less obvious development of inhibition.

Child psychology, Response consistency

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Sources of interference from irrelevant information: a developmental study

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The manner by which developing children resist interference effects from irrelevant information is examined. Of particular significance are the influence of perceived structure and selective attention on interference. Stimulus response translation is emphasized over perceptual filtering and motor preparation processes in decreasing interference effects in developing children.

Psychological aspects, Children, Interference (Perception), Selectivity (Psychology)

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Development trends in simple and selective inhibition of compatible and incompatible responses

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Age-related change in the ability to inhibit responses using two varieties of the stop signal paradigm is studied. Three age groups performed first on a visual choice reaction task and later inserting a visual stop signal complicated the choice task.

United States, Science & research, Inhibition, Inhibition (Psychology)

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