Abstract
In masked priming, responses are often speeded when primes are similar to targets ('positive compatibility effect'). However, sometimes similarity of prime and target impairs responses ('negative compatibility effect'). A similar distinction has been found for the curvature of saccade trajectories. Here, we test whether the same inhibition processes are involved in the two phenomena, by directly comparing response times and saccade curvature within the same masked priming paradigm. Interestingly, we found a dissociation between the directions of masked priming and saccade curvature, which could indicate that multiple types of inhibition are involved in the suppression of unwanted responses.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 46-56 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Vision Research |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Humans
- Inhibition (Psychology)
- Perceptual Masking/physiology
- Reaction Time/physiology
- Saccades/physiology
- Visual Perception
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Inhibition of masked primes as revealed by saccade curvature. / Hermens, Frouke; Sumner, Petroc; Walker, Robin.
In: Vision Research, Vol. 50, No. 1, 01.2010, p. 46-56.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Inhibition of masked primes as revealed by saccade curvature
AU - Hermens, Frouke
AU - Sumner, Petroc
AU - Walker, Robin
PY - 2010/1
Y1 - 2010/1
N2 - In masked priming, responses are often speeded when primes are similar to targets ('positive compatibility effect'). However, sometimes similarity of prime and target impairs responses ('negative compatibility effect'). A similar distinction has been found for the curvature of saccade trajectories. Here, we test whether the same inhibition processes are involved in the two phenomena, by directly comparing response times and saccade curvature within the same masked priming paradigm. Interestingly, we found a dissociation between the directions of masked priming and saccade curvature, which could indicate that multiple types of inhibition are involved in the suppression of unwanted responses.
AB - In masked priming, responses are often speeded when primes are similar to targets ('positive compatibility effect'). However, sometimes similarity of prime and target impairs responses ('negative compatibility effect'). A similar distinction has been found for the curvature of saccade trajectories. Here, we test whether the same inhibition processes are involved in the two phenomena, by directly comparing response times and saccade curvature within the same masked priming paradigm. Interestingly, we found a dissociation between the directions of masked priming and saccade curvature, which could indicate that multiple types of inhibition are involved in the suppression of unwanted responses.
KW - Humans
KW - Inhibition (Psychology)
KW - Perceptual Masking/physiology
KW - Reaction Time/physiology
KW - Saccades/physiology
KW - Visual Perception
U2 - 10.1016/j.visres.2009.10.008
DO - 10.1016/j.visres.2009.10.008
M3 - Article
VL - 50
SP - 46
EP - 56
JO - Vision Research
JF - Vision Research
SN - 0042-6989
IS - 1
ER -