Impact of a Scarcity Mindset on Proactive and Reactive Cognitive Control: The Role of Motivation and Cognitive Ability.

IF 2.9 2区心理学 Q2 NEUROSCIENCES

Psychophysiology Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI:10.1111/psyp.70001

Lijie Zhang, Mengsi Xu, Xiaoli Du, Lei Qiao

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Abstract

Resource scarcity has been demonstrated to potentially induce a scarcity mindset in individuals, leading to a reduction in cognitive control. However, the specific facets of cognitive control affected by a scarcity mindset and the underlying mechanisms driving this effect remain not fully understood. Based on the dual mechanisms of control framework, this study examines the effects of a scarcity mindset on both proactive and reactive control (Experiment 1) and explores the underlying mechanisms (Experiment 2). Eighty-nine participants (39 in Experiment 1 and 50 in Experiment 2) were assigned to either a scarcity or neutral mindset and completed cognitive tasks while their event-related potentials (ERP) were recorded. Experiment 1 used an AX Continuous Performance Task (AX-CPT) to distinguish between proactive and reactive control. Results indicated that a scarcity mindset selectively weakened proactive control, as evidenced by weaker proactive control indicators (i.e., P3b), without affecting reactive control. In Experiment 2, we adjusted task cue availability before or after target onset in a cued-flanker task to manipulate the potential for proactive control. We found that the weakened proactive control observed in individuals with a scarcity mindset could be attributed to lowered motivation rather than impaired cognitive ability. Collectively, these findings provide valuable insights into how mindset influences cognitive control and offer promising implications for designing effective interventions to mitigate the negative impact of a scarcity mindset.

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Psychophysiology 医学-神经科学

CiteScore

6.80

自引率

8.10%

发文量

225

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Founded in 1964, Psychophysiology is the most established journal in the world specifically dedicated to the dissemination of psychophysiological science. The journal continues to play a key role in advancing human neuroscience in its many forms and methodologies (including central and peripheral measures), covering research on the interrelationships between the physiological and psychological aspects of brain and behavior. Typically, studies published in Psychophysiology include psychological independent variables and noninvasive physiological dependent variables (hemodynamic, optical, and electromagnetic brain imaging and/or peripheral measures such as respiratory sinus arrhythmia, electromyography, pupillography, and many others). The majority of studies published in the journal involve human participants, but work using animal models of such phenomena is occasionally published. Psychophysiology welcomes submissions on new theoretical, empirical, and methodological advances in: cognitive, affective, clinical and social neuroscience, psychopathology and psychiatry, health science and behavioral medicine, and biomedical engineering. The journal publishes theoretical papers, evaluative reviews of literature, empirical papers, and methodological papers, with submissions welcome from scientists in any fields mentioned above.