Why do we slow down after an error? Mechanisms underlying the effects of posterror slowing

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-218

  Jentzsch, Ines ^a   Dudschig, Carolin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Control adjustments; Posterror slowing; RSI

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DECISION MAKING; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63849278667     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210802240655     Document Type: Article

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