Electrophysiological activation by masked primes

Autor(en)
Werner Klotz, Manfred Heumann, Ulrich Ansorge, Odmar Neumann
Abstrakt

Visual stimuli that are made invisible by metacontrast masking (primes) have a marked influence on behavioral and psychophysiological measures such as reaction time (RT) and the lateralized readiness potential (LRP). 4 experiments are reported that shed light on the effects that masked primes have on the LRP. Participants had a go-nogo task in which the prime was associated with 1 of 2 responses even if the target required participants to refrain from responding. To analyze the electrophysiological responses, we computed the LRP and applied an averaging method separating the activation due to the prime and the target. The results demonstrated that (a) masked primes activate responses even in a nogo situation, (b) this prime-related activation is independent of masking, (c) and is also independent of whether prime and target require the same responses (congruent condition) or different responses (incongruent condition).

Organisation(en)
Externe Organisation(en)
Universität Bielefeld, Universität Osnabrück
Journal
Advances in Cognitive Psychology
Band
3
Seiten
449-465
Anzahl der Seiten
17
ISSN
1895-1171
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/v10053-008-0008-1
Publikationsdatum
01-2007
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
501001 Allgemeine Psychologie
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Allgemeine Neurowissenschaft, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Applied Psychology, Psychology (miscellaneous), Psychiatry and Mental health
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 3 – Gesundheit und Wohlergehen
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https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/eaf0ebdc-6705-40ab-918d-0a592fb8141f