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| Research article summary (published 30 May 2003): |
Individual differences in children's performance during an emotional Stroop task: a behavioral and electrophysiological study.
Full Abstract
Two studies using the emotional Stroop with 11-year-old children were completed. In Study 1, children were assigned to either the "interference group" or the "facilitation group" based on their performance on the task. The interference group was slower to respond to emotion words (positive and negative) versus control words. The facilitation group was faster to respond to the emotion words. The groups were then compared on a set of cognitive, emotional, and social measures collected at ages 4, 7, and 11. The interference group showed greater signs of emotional and social, but not cognitive, maladjustment across time. Study 2 replicated the findings of Study 1. In addition, event-related potentials (ERPs) were collected in Study 2. The ERP data replicated earlier traditional Stroop studies. In addition, positive and negative words showed differences in processing across components. In particular, negative words appeared to tax attentional and processing resources more than positive words.
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Author information
Author/s: Pérez-Edgar, Koraly (K); Fox, Nathan A (NA);
Affiliation: Department of Human Development, Child Development Laboratory, University of Maryland, 3304 Benjamin Building, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
Grants: HD 17899 (Agency:United States NICHD) ; HD 32666 (Agency:United States NICHD)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Journal: Brain and cognition (Brain Cogn), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Jun; vol 52 (issue 1) : pp 33-51
Dates: Created 2003/06/18; Completed 2003/08/19; Revised 2007/11/14;
PMID: 12812803, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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