Contextual Interference: Interactions with Reflection-Impulsivity

Binge Drinking and Reflection Impulsivity

Increased reflection impulsivity in patients with ephedrone-induced Parkinsonism.

AIMS To examine a syndrome of chronic manganism that occurs in drug addicts in eastern Europe who use intravenous methcathinone (ephedrone) contaminated with potassium permanganate. In many cases the basal ganglia, especially the globus pallidus and the putamen, are damaged irreversibly. Routine neuropsychological assessment has revealed no cognitive deficits, despite widespread abnormalities o...

Contextual interference in recognition memory with age.

Previous behavioral research suggests that although elderly adults' memory benefits from supportive context, misleading or irrelevant contexts produce greater interference. In the present study, we use event-related fMRI to investigate age differences when processing contextual information to make recognition judgments. Twenty-one young and twenty elderly incidentally encoded pictures of object...

Contextual interference effects with skilled baseball players.

The learning benefits of contextual interference have been frequently demonstrated in different settings using novice learners. The purpose of the present study was to test such effects with skilled athletic performers. Scheduling differences for biweekly additional ("extra") batting-practice sessions of a collegiate baseball team were examined. 30 players (ns = 10) were blocked on skill and th...

Reflection impulsivity in adolescent cannabis users : A comparison with alcohol - using and non - substance - using adolescents Running title : Reflection impulsivity in adolescent cannabis users

Rationale Reflection impulsivity – a failure to gather and evaluate information before making a decision – is a critical component of risk-taking and substance use behaviours, which are highly prevalent during adolescence. Objectives and Methods The Information Sampling Test was used to assess reflection impulsivity in 175 adolescents (mean age 18.3, range 16.5-20; 55% female) – 48 cannabis use...