cognitive fun! talk RSS http://cognitivefun.net Cognitive neuroscience for everyone! Thu, 17 May 2012 03:19:11 -0700 Horrifying! Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:30:21 -0700 http://cognitivefun.net/talk/post/9983#r_10283 I possibly observed a similar effect in a mental arithmetic test I gave my class. By offering low performers a reward for improved performance and high performers the same reward for sustained performance, I successfully raised the former up significantly whilst depressing the latter pupils' scores. Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:19:17 -0700 http://cognitivefun.net/talk/post/9983#r_10093 http://www.univ-provence.fr/gsite/Local/lpc/dir/gimmig/R538-BF_Gimmig_et_al.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:26:21 -0700 http://cognitivefun.net/talk/post/9983#r_10013 Interestingly, this paper seems to be out in the wild as well! Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:25:48 -0700 http://cognitivefun.net/talk/post/9983#r_10012 Gimmig, Huguet, Caverni, and Cury: "we induced pressure simply by characterizing the [Raven's Stanard Progressive Matrices] as diagnostic or nondiagnostic of analytic reasoning." Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:24:36 -0700 http://cognitivefun.net/talk/post/9983#r_10011 Beilock & Carr used monetary incentives and peer pressure. 1. Participants were told that they would receive reward if they improved their performance; 2. Pairing participants with a partner, saying that reward is contingent upon both partners improving; 3. One participant in the team is told that the other partner already completed the task, and had improved, such that the reward outcome depends completely on the current participant's performance. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:17:34 -0700 http://cognitivefun.net/talk/post/9983#r_10010 http://www.psychologicalscience.org/pdf/ps/chokingunderpressure.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:12:20 -0700 http://cognitivefun.net/talk/post/9983#r_10009 The Beilock & Carr study seems to be public. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:12:15 -0700 http://cognitivefun.net/talk/post/9983#r_10008 i want to know the definition of "pressure" Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:55:44 -0700 http://cognitivefun.net/talk/post/9983#r_10007 I think I've read something to this effect before: the gist was that the more intelligent someone is, the more likely they are to be able not only to think about the matter at hand, but also 'think about thinking about it' - which latter activity serves to distract them from the former. This may not apply when the task is consistently maximally demanding on one's attention, as there is no 'room' for thinking about other things. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:55:35 -0700 http://cognitivefun.net/talk/post/9983#r_9987 cant get the full text; i want to pick this paper apart Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:21:21 -0700 http://cognitivefun.net/talk/post/9983#r_9985 Psychon Bull Rev. 2006 Dec;13(6):1005-10.Click here to read Links Choking under pressure and working memory capacity: when performance pressure reduces fluid intelligence. Gimmig D, Huguet P, Caverni JP, Cury F. CNRS and University of Aix-Marseille 1, Marseille, France. Recent findings (Beilock & Carr, 2005) have demonstrated that only individuals with a high working memory capacity (WMC) "choke under pressure" on math problems with high working memory demands. This suggests that performance pressure hinders those who are the most qualified to succeed, because it consumes the WMC they usually rely on to achieve superior performance. This puts into question the use of performance in high-pressure situations as a means of distinguishing individuals with lesser or greater WMC potentials. While addressing several limitations of past research, we offer evidence that such choking (1) occurs only in individuals with high WMC, because of their anxiety-ridden perceptions of high-stakes situations, and (2) is not confined to tasks involving acquired skills and knowledge, but encompasses fluid reasoning abilities or intelligence (Gf). These findings have strong implications for assessments of people's intellectual capacities in academic, clinical, work, and research settings. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:12:53 -0700 http://cognitivefun.net/talk/post/9983#r_9984 what to glean? Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:12:53 -0700 http://cognitivefun.net/talk/post/9983#r_9983