The Dynamics of Interference Control across Childhood and Adolescence: Distribution Analyses in Three Conflict Tasks and Ten Age Groups

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Title: The Dynamics of Interference Control across Childhood and Adolescence: Distribution Analyses in Three Conflict Tasks and Ten Age Groups
Language: English
Authors: Ambrosi, Solène (ORCID 0000-0002-0478-1153), Smigasiewicz, Kamila (ORCID 0000-0001-9475-0221), Burle, Boris (ORCID 0000-0001-8179-9034), Blaye, Agnès (ORCID 0000-0002-4514-6519)
Source: Developmental Psychology. Dec 2020 56(12):2262-2280.
Availability: American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2020
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Interference (Learning), Conflict, Individual Development, Age Differences, Accuracy, Reaction Time, Cognitive Development, Foreign Countries, Children, Adolescents, Young Adults
Geographic Terms: France
DOI: 10.1037/dev0001122
ISSN: 0012-1649
Abstract: Interference control is central to cognitive control and, more generally, to many aspects of development. Despite its importance, the understanding of the processes underlying mean interference effects across development is still limited. When measured through conflict tasks, mean interference effects reflect both the strength of the initial automatic incorrect response activation by the irrelevant stimulus dimension and the capacity to subsequently suppress this tendency and/or activate the correct response. To investigate the development of interference control, we focused on the time course of these activation and/or suppression processes studied in 360 children distributed in 10 age groups (from 5 to 14 years of age) and 36 adults. Each participant performed the 3 mostly used conflict tasks (Simon, flanker, and Stroop) designed to be sensitive across the whole age range. Performances were analyzed using distribution analyses of accuracy and response times. Conditional accuracy functions highlighted conflict-dependent developmental changes in the time course of the initial incorrect response capture and later controlled correct response activation: These results revealed a mature pattern for Simon from 5 years onward (the easiest task as assessed by fastest reaction time and highest accuracy), late maturation in Stroop (the most difficult task), intermediate in flanker. In contrast, despite the increased speed of responses across the age range, the shape of correct response distributions did not change with age, leaving open the maturation of suppression processes. Results are discussed with respect to the interest of the methodology used and debates on the interpretation of the dynamics at hand.
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