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Modulations of response activation contribute to block-wide control: Evidence from proportion congruency effects in the prime-probe task.

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: = 192) to investigate whether a modulation of response activation contributes to the PCE in the prime-probe task. We observed a larger PCE when the prime/distractor appeared 166 ms before (vs. simultaneously with) the probe/target (Experiment 1) and a PCE without an overall congruency effect at a longer, 933-ms stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA; Experiment 2). Critically, the latter PCE was associated with a negative congruency effect in mostly incongruent blocks, consistent with a modulation of response activation but not a shift of attention. Finally, in a modified prime-probe task, wherein participants respond to each stimulus before the next one appears (1,133 ms SOA), we observed analogous PCEs and negative congruency effects (Experiment 3) and a PCE-like effect in response force just before the probe appeared (Experiment 4). These findings indicate an independent contribution of control processes that modulate response activation to the PCE at long prime-probe SOAs, which extends beyond minimizing distraction from irrelevant stimuli. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

Source: Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition

DOI: 10.1037/xlm0001404

Authors: Daniel H. Weissman, James R. Schmidt, Giacomo Spinelli

Institutions: University of Michigan, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Bourgogne, Laboratoire d'étude de l'apprentissage et du développement, University of Milano-Bicocca

Language: English

Topic: Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4403507905

FWCI: 1.65

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