THE DEVELOPMENT OF POST-ERROR SLOWING IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Abstract

      The current study aimed to identify the development of post-error deceleration in children and adolescents of ages (8, 11, 14, 17 years), and to identify the significance of the differences in post-error deceleration in children and adolescents according to the variables of age and gender. The current research was limited to children and adolescents of ages (  8, 11, 14, and 17) years old, and for both genders attending public morning schools in the city of Baghdad, along with its two sides (Al-Karkh and Al-Rusafa). The research sample consisted of (240) children and adolescents, with (30) males and (30) females for each age, chosen by the stratified method.  Randomization and the Simon test were applied to them, and the standard characteristics of the test were extracted, namely validity and reliability, as the reliability coefficient of the scale using the Cronbach equation reached (0.89), and the results of the study showed a decrease in post-error deceleration across the stages of childhood and adolescence, starting from the age of (8).  years, and females show a greater slowdown after a mistake than males.

Keywords: Post-error Slowing, Children, Adolescents.