Modulations of Simon and spatial Stroop effects due to previous spatial compatibility tasks

Authors

  • Roberto Sena Fraga Filho Universidade Estácio de Sá
  • Allan Pablo Lameira Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
  • Maria Luíza Rangel Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
  • Felipe Santos De Oliveira Universidade Católica de Petrópolis
  • Luiz G. Gawryszewski Universidade Federal Fluminense

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2018.3.26812

Keywords:

Stroop effect, Simon effect, Spatial compatibility, Short term memory, Transfer of learning.

Abstract

Spatial location is an intrinsic characteristic of the stimulus that influences the execution of the correct response in various tasks. The effect is named Stimulus-Response Compatibility, with the Spatial Compatibility, Simon, and Spatial Stroop tasks being examples of this phenomenon. The Simon effect is modulated if participants perform a previous incompatible spatial compatibility task. This modulation, called transfer-of-learning effect, has been attributed to issociations between long-term memory and short-term memory. It had not yet studied whether this incompatible practice modulates the spatial Stroop effect. In this work, we tested 32 volunteers in an experimental design that allows us to study and separate the Simon and spatial Stroop effects in the same task and test the hypothesis of a generalized transfer-of-learning effect by an incompatible practice. The results indicate that a previous incompatible task modulates only the Simon effect, contradicting the hypothesis of the generalized transfer of learning after an incompatible practice.

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2018-10-16

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Fraga Filho, R. S., Lameira, A. P., Rangel, M. L., De Oliveira, F. S., & Gawryszewski, L. G. (2018). Modulations of Simon and spatial Stroop effects due to previous spatial compatibility tasks. Psico, 49(3), 242–248. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2018.3.26812

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