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Age, sex and individual differences in punishment sensitivity: Factors influencing the feedback‐related negativity
Author(s) -
Santesso Diane L.,
Dzyundzyak Angela,
Segalowitz Sidney J.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
psychophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.661
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1469-8986
pISSN - 0048-5772
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2011.01229.x
Subject(s) - psychology , negativity effect , punishment (psychology) , anterior cingulate cortex , positive feedback , negative feedback , electrophysiology , task (project management) , developmental psychology , error related negativity , audiology , cognition , neuroscience , medicine , physics , management , quantum mechanics , voltage , electrical engineering , economics , engineering
The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is central to evaluating performance outcomes and has been linked to individual differences in affective responses to feedback. We used electrophysiological source localization to examine the feedback‐related negativity (FRN) and related ACC activity during a gambling task in relation to punishment and reward sensitivity among 16‐ to 17‐year‐old adolescents ( n =20) and 18‐ to 29‐year‐old adults ( n =30). The FRN was larger for monetary loss compared to win feedback and larger for high relative to low monetary value feedback, with no age differences in the FRN for win or loss feedback. Self‐reported sensitivity to punishment accounted for unique variance (over sex and sensitivity to reward) in FRNs, with higher scores relating to larger FRNs and increased rostral ACC activity. These results support the ACC role in experiencing negative performance feedback, especially for individuals highly sensitive to punishment.