Dorchin, S. & Meiran, N.
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Responses usually slow after an error, indicating Post-Error Slowing (PES). We propose that PES is associated with Working Memory (WM) updating and the rehearsal of task-rules in WM in order to prevent future errors. Using a task-switching paradigm, we manipulated the need to update WM and rehearse rules by varying the information presented in the cues. Half of the participants received mapping cues providing information regarding both the relevant task identity and its rules, and half were shown dimensional cues providing only task identity information. As predicted, larger PES was observed with dimensional cues as compared with mapping cues.