A Simon effect in memory retrieval

Autor(en)
Peter Wühr, Ulrich Ansorge
Abstrakt

According to the traditional view, the effects of irrelevant stimulus location on the selection of a spatial response to a nonspatial stimulus feature (Simon effect) result from long-term associations between spatial stimulus codes and spatially corresponding response codes. According to an alternative view, the response-discrimination account, Simon effects arise from interactions between spatial stimulus codes and response labels in working memory (WM). The latter account predicts Simon effects when participants use spatial labels for response representation in WM, even when the actual responses have no spatial features (e.g., saying the word "plate"). The prediction was tested in an experiment, in which participants first encoded two words at different locations, and then responded to a stimulus by saying the word from the location indicated by stimulus color. The manipulation concerned the correspondence between irrelevant location of the colored stimulus and the retrieval cue for the vocal responses (i.e., word location in the encoding display). A Simon effect in memory retrieval was observed, supporting the response-discrimination account.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Psychologie der Kognition, Emotion und Methoden
Externe Organisation(en)
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Universität Bielefeld
Journal
Psychonomic Bulletin and Review
Band
14
Seiten
984-988
Anzahl der Seiten
5
ISSN
1069-9384
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03194132
Publikationsdatum
10-2007
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
501001 Allgemeine Psychologie
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/a-simon-effect-in-memory-retrieval(e4676fcd-2023-4a2f-b14f-3d84854e6c8e).html