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The influence of subliminally presented primes on response preparation
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Schlaghecken, Friederike and Eimer, Martin (1997) The influence of subliminally presented primes on response preparation. Sprache & Kognition, Volume 16 (Number 3-4). pp. 166-175. ISSN 0253-4533.
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Abstract
In a RT study the influence of masked prime stimuli on behavioral performance was investigated under different presentation conditions. Results suggested that primes that are not consciously perceived nevertheless trigger a response preparation that is later inhibited. Masked primes were presented prior to target stimuli. Primes were either identical to the target (compatible trials), or identical to a target mapped to the opposite response (incompatible trials). Mask-target SOA was varied in steps of 32 ms, ranging from 0 ms to 128 ms. Additionally, stimuli were presented either at the center of fixation or peripherally. With short mask-target SOAs as well as with peripherally presented primes, RTs were slower on incompatible than on compatible trials. With longer mask-target SOAs and centrally presented primes, the reversed pattern of results was obtained. It is argued that the effects of the masked primes on motor activation reflect the activity of a visuomotor control system that utilizes stimulus information independent of conscious perception in order to prepare the appropriate response
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Sprache & Kognition | ||||
Publisher: | Verlag Hans Huber AG | ||||
ISSN: | 0253-4533 | ||||
Official Date: | 1997 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 16 | ||||
Number: | Number 3-4 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 166-175 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
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