Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Psychology
Date of Award
5-2020
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Eric Sellers
Committee Members
Alyson Chroust, Gerald Deehan, David Ryan
Abstract
Event-related potentials play a significant role in error processing and attentional processes. Specifically, event-related negativity (ERN), feedback-related negativity (FRN), and the P300 are related to performance monitoring. The current study examined these components in relation to subjective probability, or confidence, regarding response accuracy on a complicated learning task. Results indicated that confidence ratings were not associated with any changes in ERN, FRN, or P300 amplitude. P300 amplitude did not vary according to participants’ subjective probabilities. ERN amplitude and FRN amplitude did not change throughout the task as participants learned. Future studies should consider the relationship between ERN and FRN using a learning task that is less difficult than the one employed in this study.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Ridley, Elizabeth, "Error-Related Negativity and Feedback-Related Negativity on a Reinforcement Learning Task" (2020). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3714. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3714
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.