Using Structural Equation Modeling to Examine McCollough Effects (Orientation-Contingent Color Aftereffects): Influence of Dissociative Experiences and Age on Illusory Aftereffects

Conventional accounts of the McCollough Effect (ME) have focused on strictly bottom-up processing accounts of the phenomenon, most commonly involving the fatiguing of orientation-selective neurons; although association-learning mechanisms have also gained acceptance. These lower order accounts do no...

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Published in:International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis 2011-04, Vol.59 (2), p.198-210
Main Authors: Grimbeek, Peter, Jamieson, Graham A., Gow, Kathryn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Age Factors
Cognition & reasoning
Color
Discriminant analysis
Dissociative Disorders - psychology
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Figural Aftereffect
Humans
Learning
Male
Mathematical models
Middle Aged
Models, Statistical
Neurons
Orientation
Personality
Personality traits
Regression Analysis
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Summary:Conventional accounts of the McCollough Effect (ME) have focused on strictly bottom-up processing accounts of the phenomenon, most commonly involving the fatiguing of orientation-selective neurons; although association-learning mechanisms have also gained acceptance. These lower order accounts do not take into account higher order variables related to key personality traits and/or associated cognitive control processes. This article reports the use of confirmatory factor analysis and follow-up structural equation style regressions that model MEs and also the part played by the personality trait of dissociation. After considering the relative impact of age and dissociative processes, the article concludes that trait dissociation is positively associated with reports of MEs.
ISSN:0020-7144
1744-5183
DOI:10.1080/00207144.2011.546213