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Conflict-Frequency Affects Flanker Interference: Role of Stimulus-Ensemble-Specific Practice and Flanker-Response Contingencies
Performance in choice reaction time tasks deteriorates when an irrelevant stimulus feature is associated with an incorrect response (conflict condition). Such interference effects are reduced under conditions of increased conflict-frequency. Although models of cognitive control account for this modu...
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| description | Performance in choice reaction time tasks deteriorates when an irrelevant
stimulus feature is associated with an incorrect response (conflict condition).
Such interference effects are reduced under conditions of increased
conflict-frequency. Although models of cognitive control account for this
modulation in terms of conflict-related attentional focusing on the target
stimulus dimension, it is possible that the effect reflects practice with
specific stimulus ensembles or stimulus feature-response contingencies. Using an
Eriksen flanker task, we deconfounded the frequency of conflict trials and the
frequency of specific stimulus ensembles (i.e., target-flanker conjunctions). In
Experiments 1 and 2, flanker interference varied inversely with the frequency of
conflict trials, irrespective of practice with specific target-flanker
conjunctions, thereby disputing a stimulus ensemble learning account. In
Experiment 3, however, flanker interference was reduced for specific flanker
stimuli which occurred predominantly in conflict trials. Taken together, the
findings are consistent with flanker-specific attentional adjustment or
associative flanker-response priming. |
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stimulus dimension, it is possible that the effect reflects practice with
specific stimulus ensembles or stimulus feature-response contingencies. Using an
Eriksen flanker task, we deconfounded the frequency of conflict trials and the
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conflict trials, irrespective of practice with specific target-flanker
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stimulus dimension, it is possible that the effect reflects practice with
specific stimulus ensembles or stimulus feature-response contingencies. Using an
Eriksen flanker task, we deconfounded the frequency of conflict trials and the
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Experiments 1 and 2, flanker interference varied inversely with the frequency of
conflict trials, irrespective of practice with specific target-flanker
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conflict-frequency. Although models of cognitive control account for this
modulation in terms of conflict-related attentional focusing on the target
stimulus dimension, it is possible that the effect reflects practice with
specific stimulus ensembles or stimulus feature-response contingencies. Using an
Eriksen flanker task, we deconfounded the frequency of conflict trials and the
frequency of specific stimulus ensembles (i.e., target-flanker conjunctions). In
Experiments 1 and 2, flanker interference varied inversely with the frequency of
conflict trials, irrespective of practice with specific target-flanker
conjunctions, thereby disputing a stimulus ensemble learning account. In
Experiment 3, however, flanker interference was reduced for specific flanker
stimuli which occurred predominantly in conflict trials. Taken together, the
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