Cognitive Flexibility in Social Contexts: Replicating Social Comparison Effects in Virtual Learning Environments

Virtual · October 2025

Poster · Cognitive Science

Akshay Mendhakar
Université Clermont Auvergne - FRANCE
Darshan H S
Assistant Professor of Speech Language Pathology, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Nitte Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mangalore
Rasika Ravindran
Speech Language pathologist, PRS Neurosciences and Mechatronics Research Institute Bangalore
Johann Chevalere
Chaire de Professeur Junior au CNRS - Numérique et Education, Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive (LAPSCO)

Abstract

We examined how social comparison feedback influences cognitive flexibility in virtual classrooms. In a mixed-design study (N = 135), participants completed cognitive tasks under public, anonymous, or no-feedback conditions. Results suggest that peer feedback dynamically shapes performance, motivation, and anxiety, revealing context-sensitive mechanisms of cognitive and emotional adaptation.

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Cognitive Flexibility in Social Contexts: Replicating Social Comparison Effects in Virtual Learning Environments

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