Everyone makes mistakes, and mistakes lead us to change the course of our action, either by stopping it or at least slowing it down, with an overall impact on subsequent decisions and behavior. Therefore, it is not surprising that human action control is governed by efficient cognitive mechanisms to monitor and regulate erroneous actions. But there is more to that. Errors not only trigger cognitive processes of monitoring and control. They are also associated with affective responses (often negative) that contribute to the chain of events initiated by the error. Moreover, although humans share basic functions for error processing, these functions may manifest differently across individuals, for example in relation to personality traits, and across contexts, such as in relation to task complexity and content.
The goal of this symposium is to provide a cross-cutting perspective on error processing research. By including contributions that use both behavioral and neurophysiological methods, the symposium seeks to bring together findings that shed light on various aspects of error processing.
The first talk examines the immediate effects of efficient error detection, which can lead to the cancellation of an ongoing erroneous action. The second talk explores the neural signatures of error processing and their links to outcomes not necessarily directly tied to mistakes. The third talk delves into individual differences, investigating how error processing relates to perfectionism. The fourth and fifth talks focus on error adjustment, offering insights respectively into affective mechanisms and into its contribution to arithmetic learning in developmental samples.
In conclusion, by providing a stage for diverse themes and methodologies in the study of error processing, this symposium set itself the task of promoting an exchange between different approaches and points of views.