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ERIC Number: EJ877087
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Feb
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0096-1523
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Analyzing the Generality of Conflict Adaptation Effects
Funes, Maria Jesus; Lupianez, Juan; Humphreys, Glyn
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, v36 n1 p147-161 Feb 2010
Conflict adaptation effects refer to the reduction of interference when the incongruent stimulus occurs immediately after an incongruent trial, compared with when it occurs after a congruent trial. The present study analyzes the key conditions that lead to adaptation effects that are specific to the type of conflict involved versus those that are conflict general. In the first 2 experiments, we combined 2 types of conflict for which compatibility arises from clearly different sources in terms of dimensional overlap while keeping the task context constant across conflict types. We found a clear pattern of specificity on conflict adaptation across conflict types. In subsequent experiments, we tested whether this pattern could be accounted in terms of feature integration processes contributing differently to repetition versus alternation of conflict types. The results clearly indicated that feature integration was not key to generating conflict type specificity on conflict adaptation. The data are consistent with there being separate modes of control for different types of cognitive conflict. (Contains 1 footnote, 2 tables, and 4 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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