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Development of inhibitory control across the life span.
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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 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].”
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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)
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- Developmental Psychology
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- 1999
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 205-213
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- 0012-1649 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-0599
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- 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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