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Blindness to response-compatible stimuli in the psychological refractory period paradigm

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Wühr, Peter
Müsseler, Jochen

Abstract / Description

This study investigated the conditions under which the processing in a speeded response task interferes with concurrent processing in a visual encoding task. Three experiments used a dual-task paradigm, in which a speeded left or right response to at one was combined with the identification of a masked left-or right pointing arrow following the tone with variable SOA. Two additional experiments tested the impact of the presentation of pure tone on visual encoding.There were four major findings. First, an unspecific decrease in identification accuracy was observed with decreasing SOA. Second, a blindness to response-compatible stimuli was observed with speeded responses. Third, a specific interference was found between low- and high-pitched tones and left- or right-pointing arrows. Fourth, the specific tone-arrow interference modulated the specific responsearrow interference when the task allowed both to occur simultaneously. The present findings, which suggest both procedural and structural interference between response preparation and stimulus encoding, are discussed in terms of a two-stage model of action planning.

Keyword(s)

Visuelle Wahrnehmung Blindheit Refraktärzeit Brechungsfehler Reaktionszeit Visuelle Wahrnehmung Kanalkapazität (menschliche Informationsverarbeitung) Aufmerksamkeit Brechungsfehler (Optik) Reaktionszeit Visual Cognition Blindness refractory period response-compatible stimuli

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Date of first publication

2002

Citation

  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Wühr, Peter
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Müsseler, Jochen
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2022-11-17T11:01:40Z
  • Made available on
    2010-05-28
  • Made available on
    2015-12-01T10:32:29Z
  • Made available on
    2022-11-17T11:01:40Z
  • Date of first publication
    2002
  • Abstract / Description
    This study investigated the conditions under which the processing in a speeded response task interferes with concurrent processing in a visual encoding task. Three experiments used a dual-task paradigm, in which a speeded left or right response to at one was combined with the identification of a masked left-or right pointing arrow following the tone with variable SOA. Two additional experiments tested the impact of the presentation of pure tone on visual encoding.There were four major findings. First, an unspecific decrease in identification accuracy was observed with decreasing SOA. Second, a blindness to response-compatible stimuli was observed with speeded responses. Third, a specific interference was found between low- and high-pitched tones and left- or right-pointing arrows. Fourth, the specific tone-arrow interference modulated the specific responsearrow interference when the task allowed both to occur simultaneously. The present findings, which suggest both procedural and structural interference between response preparation and stimulus encoding, are discussed in terms of a two-stage model of action planning.
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  • Persistent Identifier
    https://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-26112
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/1303
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8893
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Is part of
    http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a713756968&db=all
  • Keyword(s)
    Visuelle Wahrnehmung
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  • Keyword(s)
    Blindheit
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  • Keyword(s)
    Refraktärzeit
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Brechungsfehler
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Reaktionszeit
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Visuelle Wahrnehmung
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Kanalkapazität (menschliche Informationsverarbeitung)
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Aufmerksamkeit
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Brechungsfehler (Optik)
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Reaktionszeit
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Visual Cognition
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  • Keyword(s)
    Blindness
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  • Keyword(s)
    refractory period
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  • Keyword(s)
    response-compatible stimuli
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Blindness to response-compatible stimuli in the psychological refractory period paradigm
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  • DRO type
    report
  • Visible tag(s)
    PsyDok