Younger but not older adults benefit from salient feedback during learning

Older adults are impaired in reinforcement learning (RL) when feedback is partially ambiguous (e.g., Eppinger and Kray, 2011). In this study we examined whether older adults benefit from salient feedback information during learning. We used an electrophysiological approach and investigated 15 younge...

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Main Authors: Michael eHerbert, Ben eEppinger, Jutta eKray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00171/full