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Spatial interference and response control in sequence learning: the role of explicit knowledge.

Elisabet Tubau1, Joan López-Moliner

  • 1Departament de Psicologia Bàsica, Universitat de Barcelona, Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron 171, 08035, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. etubau@ub.edu

Psychological Research
|January 31, 2004
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Sequence learning involves a shift in response control. This shift correlates with explicit knowledge when using symbolic cues, but not spatial locations, suggesting different learning mechanisms.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Human Learning

Background:

  • Sequence learning research suggests response control shifts from external stimuli to internal representations (motor programs).
  • Key questions involve the relationship between this control shift, explicit knowledge, and stimulus attributes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if the shift in response control during sequence learning is linked to explicit knowledge.
  • To determine if internal representation formation depends on stimulus attributes (spatial location vs. symbolic cue).

Main Methods:

  • A serial response task (SRT) was used to compare sequence learning triggered by spatial location versus symbolic cues (left-right).
  • Stimuli (symbols) were presented at either centered or random locations to assess spatial interference.

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Main Results:

  • In symbolic conditions, the shift in response control correlated with explicit knowledge acquisition.
  • Participants with complete explicit knowledge learned sequence structure beyond probabilistic information and overcame spatial interference.
  • When spatial location was the relevant cue, response times were faster, particularly for frequent responses.

Conclusions:

  • The relevant stimulus dimension (location or symbol) engages distinct sequence learning mechanisms.
  • Explicit knowledge appears crucial for developing abstract internal representations in symbolic sequence learning.
  • Spatial cues may rely on more direct stimulus-response associations rather than abstract internal representations.