Schlaghecken, Friederike and Martini, Paolo. (2012) Context, not conflict, drives cognitive control. Journal of Experimental Psychology : Human Perception and Performance, Volume 38 (Number 2). pp. 272-278. ISSN 0096-1523

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Abstract

Theories of cognitive control generally assume that perceived conflict acts as a signal to engage inhibitory mechanisms that suppress subsequent conflicting information. Crucially, an absence of conflict is not regarded as being a relevant signal for cognitive control. Using a Cueing, a Priming, and a Simon task, we provide evidence that conflict does not have this unique signal status: Encountering a conflict does not lead to behavioral adjustments on subsequent conflict trials, whereas encountering a non-conflict trial does lead to behavioral adjustments on subsequent nonconflict trials. We propose that this apparent role-reversal can be explained by a mechanism that responds to both the presence and the absence of conflict, down-regulating the visuo-motor system following conflict, and up-regulating it following non-conflict.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Cognition, Conflict (Psychology), Conditioned response
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Experimental Psychology : Human Perception and Performance
Publisher:	American Psychological Association
ISSN:	0096-1523
Date:	April 2012
Volume:	Volume 38
Number:	Number 2
Page Range:	pp. 272-278
Identification Number:	10.1037/a0025791
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder:	Research Councils UK (RCUK)
Related URLs:	Author
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/37679

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