Abstract
The authors make 3 points in response to F. Schlaghecken and M. Eimer's (see record 2006-09007-009) proposal of self-inhibition as an explanatory factor in the negative compatibility effect: (a) The self-inhibition hypothesis lacks empirical support for its main tenets; (b) considering the roles of geometric, spatial, and temporal similarity of primes and masks makes self-inhibition unnecessary; and (c) the negative compatibility effect occurs even when the main tenets of self-inhibition are violated. The authors propose that understanding what is "relevant" in a masked-priming task applies not only to geometric features that are shared with the target but to spatial and temporal ones as well. Briefly, target-mask similarity determines how motor preparation is accumulated during the prime-mask sequence.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 495-500 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Experimental Psychology: General |
Volume | 135 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2006 |
Keywords
- Masking
- Object updating
- Priming
- Similarity
- Suppression
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Psychology(all)
- Developmental Neuroscience