Aging and the prevalence of ‘ironic’ action errors under avoidant instruction

Action errors can occur when routine responses are triggered inappropriately by familiar cues. Here, EEG was recorded as volunteers performed a “go/no-go” task of long duration that occasionally and unexpectedly required them to withhold a frequent, routine response. EEG components locked to the onset of relevant go trials were sorted according to whether participants erroneously responded to immediatelysubsequentno-go trials or correctly withheld their responses. Errors were associated with a significant relative reduction in the amplitude of the preceding P300, that is, a judgement could be made bout whether a response-inhibition error was likely before it had actually occurred. Furthermore, fluctuations in P300 amplitude across the task formed a reliable associate of individual error propensity, supporting its use as a marker of sustained control over action.

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Differential effects of goal cues on everyday action errors in Alzheimer’s disease versus Parkinson’s disease dementia.

Neuropsychology ◽

10.1037/neu0000167 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 592-602 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Tania Giovannetti ◽

Sarah C. Seligman ◽

Priscilla Britnell ◽

Laura Brennan ◽

David J. Libon

Keyword(s):

Alzheimer’S Disease ◽

Parkinson’S Disease ◽

Alzheimer's Disease ◽

Parkinson's Disease ◽

Parkinson’S Disease Dementia ◽

Differential Effects ◽

Everyday Action ◽

Action Errors

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Action errors and rule violations at offshore oil rigs: The role of engagement, emotional exhaustion and health complaints

Safety Science ◽

10.1016/j.ssci.2016.01.008 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 85 ◽

pp. 130-138 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Gro Ellen Mathisen ◽

Linn Iren Vestly Bergh

Keyword(s):

Emotional Exhaustion ◽

Health Complaints ◽

Offshore Oil ◽

Action Errors

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Action Errors

Motor Control in Everyday Actions ◽

10.5040/9781492595625.ch-003 ◽

2011 ◽

Keyword(s):

Action Errors

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Motivational Sensitivities Linked to Impulsive Motor Errors in Parkinson’s Disease

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society ◽

10.1017/s1355617717000741 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 128-138

Author(s):

Richard Laurent ◽

Nelleke Corine van Wouwe ◽

Maxim Turchan ◽

Christopher Tolleson ◽

Fenna Phibbs ◽

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Keyword(s):

Parkinson’S Disease ◽

Parkinson's Disease ◽

Behavioral Activation ◽

Treatment Strategies ◽

Behavioral Inhibition System ◽

Impulsive Action ◽

Positive Health ◽

Conflict Task ◽

Speed Accuracy ◽

Action Errors

AbstractObjectives: We investigated how broad motivational tendencies are related to the expression and suppression of action impulses in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Methods: Sixty-nine participants with PD completed a Simon response conflict task and Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) and Behavioral Activation System (BAS) scales based on Gray’s (1987) reinforcement sensitivity theory. Analyses determined relationships between BIS, BAS, and the susceptibility to making impulsive action errors and the proficiency of inhibiting interference from action impulses. Results:BIS scores correlated positively with rates of impulsive action errors, indicating that participants endorsing low BIS tendencies were much more susceptible to acting on strong motor impulses. Analyses of subgroups with high versus low BIS scores confirmed this pattern and ruled out alternative explanations in terms of group differences in speed-accuracy tradeoffs. None of the scores on the BIS or BAS scales correlated with reactive inhibitory control. Conclusions: PD participants who endorse diminished predilection toward monitoring and avoiding aversive experiences (low BIS) show much greater difficulty restraining fast, impulsive motor errors. Establishing relationships between motivational sensitivities and cognitive control processes may have important implications for treatment strategies and positive health outcomes in participants with PD, particularly those at risk for falling and driving difficulties related to impulsive reactions. (JINS, 2018, 24, 128–138)

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Awareness of naturalistic action errors in dementia

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society ◽

10.1017/s135561770280131x ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 8 (5) ◽

pp. 633-644 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Tania Giovannetti ◽

David J. Libon ◽

Tessa Hart

Keyword(s):

Error Detection ◽

Neuropsychological Test ◽

Test Protocol ◽

Error Awareness ◽

Course Of Action ◽

Error Detection And Correction ◽

Discrepancy Scores ◽

Naturalistic Action ◽

Degenerative Dementia ◽

Action Errors

AbstractUnawareness of deficit is a common feature of degenerative dementia. The present study explored awareness and correction of naturalistic action errors in 54 dementia participants and 10 healthy controls while they performed a series of everyday tasks, such as toast preparation and gift-wrapping. Awareness for everyday task performance and cognitive functioning was also assessed with questionnaire discrepancy scores, and a neuropsychological test protocol was administered. Dementia participants were aware of and corrected a significantly smaller proportion of errors compared to controls (z = 4.59, p < 001). Awareness and correction of action errors was not significantly correlated with the number of naturalistic errors committed, questionnaire discrepancy scores, or neuropsychological test data. Within-group analyses showed awareness differed across error types, such that participants were aware of a greater proportion of substitution and sequence errors compared to omissions, perseverations, and action addition (i.e., utilization behavior) errors (z ≤ −3.2,p≤.002 for all analyses). Taken together these data suggest that error awareness and correction during the course of action is not related to error production or awareness measured via questionnaire discrepancy scores. Rather, direct assessment of error detection and correction may provide novel information about behavioral monitoring that can not be extrapolated from measures of dementia severity or traditional neuropsychological assessment.

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Investigation of Human Errors in Emergency Department of Imam Khomeini Hospital Emergency Department of Jiroft Using Systematic Human Error Reduction and Prediction Approach

Occupational Hygiene and Health Promotion ◽

10.18502/ohhp.v5i2.7010 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Reza JAFARI NODOUSHAN ◽

Khalil TAHERZADEH CHENANI ◽

Mehdi NAKHAEE NEZHAD ◽

Sepideh SHAHSAVARI

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Human Error ◽

Error Reduction ◽

High Concentration ◽

Emergency Nurses ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Human Errors ◽

Medical Careers ◽

Prediction Approach ◽

Action Errors

Introduction: In examining the unfortunate events that have taken place in the industrial and health sectors, human error is considered as the main cause of these events. Given the sensitivity and importance of medical careers, the occurrence of errors can lead to irreparable consequences. The purpose of this study was to investigate the human error in the emergency department of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Jiroft. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional and descriptive one. Emergency nurses' job duties have been analyzed by interviewing emergency nurses and studying nursing job guidelines and procedures using hierarchical task analysis. Finally, using the Systematic Human Error Reduction and Prediction Approach, human errors in nursing care were analyzed. Results: Generally, 4 tasks, 18 sub-tasks and 91 types of errors related to nursing activities were identified. Number of errors found, 27 (30%) Action errors, 18 (20%) Checking errors, 19 (21%) Retrieval errors, 12 (13%) communication errors, and 15 (16%) selection errors Were. As can be seen, the largest number of errors was related to the type of Action errors. Conclusion: Considering the results of the present study, the highest numbers of errors were related to Action and Checking errors respectively, which due to the sensitivity of nursing jobs and especially in the emergency department, require the use of highly skilled people to perform tasks that require high concentration and accuracy.

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