Electrophysiological Indices of Response Inhibition in a Go/NoGo Task Predict Self-Control in a Social Context

Kyle Nash, Bastian Schiller, Lorena R R Gianotti, Thomas Baumgartner and Daria Knoch

PLOS ONE, 2013, vol. 8, issue 11, 1-7

Abstract: Recent research demonstrates that response inhibition—a core executive function—may subserve self-regulation and self-control. However, it is unclear whether response inhibition also predicts self-control in the multifaceted, high-level phenomena of social decision-making. Here we examined whether electrophysiological indices of response inhibition would predict self-control in a social context. Electroencephalography was recorded as participants completed a widely used Go/NoGo task (the cued Continuous Performance Test). Participants then interacted with a partner in an economic exchange game that requires self-control. Results demonstrated that greater NoGo-Anteriorization and larger NoGo-P300 peak amplitudes—two established electrophysiological indices of response inhibition—both predicted more self-control in this social game. These findings support continued integration of executive function and self-regulation and help extend prior research into social decision-making processes.

Date: 2013
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