Cognitive control theories predict enhanced conflict adaptation after punishment. However, no such effect was found in previous work. In the present study, we demonstrate in a flanker task how behavioural adjustments following punishment signals are highly dependent on punishment sensitivity (as measured by the Behavioural Inhibition System (BIS) scale): Whereas low punishment-sensitive participants do show increased conflict adaptation after punishment, high punishment-sensitive participants show no such modulation. Interestingly, participants with a high punishment-sensitivity showed an overall reaction time increase after punishments. Our results stress the role of individual differences in explaining motivational modulations of cognitive control. © 2013 Braem et al.
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Braem, S., Duthoo, W., & Notebaert, W. (2013). Punishment Sensitivity Predicts the Impact of Punishment on Cognitive Control. PLoS ONE, 8(9). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074106
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