Feedback-related negativity (FRN) and theta oscillations: Different feedback signals for non-conform and conform decisions

Yang Wang; Him Cheung; Lydia Ting Sum Yee; Chun-Yu Tse

doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2020.107880

Feedback-related negativity (FRN) and theta oscillations: Different feedback signals for non-conform and conform decisions

Yang Wang
, Him Cheung
, Lydia Ting Sum Yee
, Chun-Yu Tse^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The current study investigated if feedback-related negativity (FRN) and mid-frontal theta oscillations would respond differently during the outcome evaluations of conformity decisions, which were consistent with self vs. others' opinions. Participants first performed a perceptual judgment task, then saw the majority opinion prior to submitting their final decision, and subsequently learned whether their final decision was correct. With incongruent initial self and others' opinions, the incorrect feedback to a non-conform (no-change) final decision elicited larger FRN while the incorrect feedback to a conform (change) decision elicited larger theta power, compared to their respective correct decisions. In addition, beta power was larger in the correct than incorrect conform decision. FRN and theta power, but not beta power, were associated with subsequent conformity behavior. The FRN and theta signals therefore demonstrated differential sensitivity to the source of information that drove a conformity decision.

Original language	English
Article number	107880
Number of pages	13
Journal	Biological Psychology
Volume	153
Online published	10 Mar 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2020.107880
Publication status	Published - May 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Part of this work was performed in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the Ph.D. degree at the Chinese University of Hong Kong by Y. Wang. We wish to thank Annett Schirmer and Trevor Penney for helpful comments on earlier versions of this manuscript. This project was supported by the Early Career Scheme (24401314) from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR awarded to C.-Y. Tse and by the Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR awarded to Y. Wang.

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Conformity
Outcome evaluation
FRN
Theta
Beta

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