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Development of inhibitory control across the life span.

Williams, Benjamin R., Ponesse, Jonathan S., Schachar, Russell J., Logan, Gordon D., Tannock, Rosemary·1999·Developmental Psychology

Abstract

The stop-signal procedure was used to examine the development of inhibitory control. A group of 275 participants, 6 to 81 years of age, performed a visual choice reaction time (go) task and attempted to inhibit their responses to the go task when they heard a stop signal. Reaction times to the stop and go signals were used to assess performance in inhibition and response execution, respectively. Results indicated the speed of stopping becomes faster with increasing age throughout childhood, with limited evidence of slowing across adulthood. By contrast, strong evidence was obtained for age-related speeding of go-signal reaction time throughout childhood, followed by marked slowing throughout adulthood. Hierarchical regression confirmed that the age-related change in inhibitory control could not be explained by general speeding or slowing of responses. Findings are discussed in regard to the contrast between the development of inhibition and response execution and the utility of the stop-signal procedure.

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  • Developmental studies found that SSRT is higher in younger children and older adults than in young adults, and that go RT and stopping change independently across age.

    “Developmental scientists found that SSRT is elevated in younger children and older adults compared to young adults, and a comparison of SSRT and go reaction time (RT) showed that going and stopping develop and decline independently [4–6].”

    From Response inhibition in the stop-signal paradigm (2008) · cites this paper as [5]

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Authors
Williams, B. R., Ponesse, J. S., Schachar, R. J., Logan, G. D., & Tannock, R.
Affiliations
Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
Venue
Developmental Psychology
Published
1999
Volume
35
Issue
1
Pages
205-213
ISSN
  • 0012-1649 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-0599
OpenAlex
W1980532266
Cited by
889
References
33
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FWCI
6.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Developmental Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
Keywords
inhibitory control, stop-signal task, age differences, lifespan development, response inhibition, response execution, reaction time, adulthood, aging
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Analysis of Variance, Child, Child Development, Cross-Sectional Studies, Cues, Female, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Individuality, Inhibition, Psychological, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Regression Analysis, Volition

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