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Spatial Simon effects with nonspatial responses.

Jan De Houwer1

  • 1Department of Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. jan.dehouwer@ugent.be

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
|May 1, 2004
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Short-term associations can create spatial Simon effects, even without spatial responses. This demonstrates new mode-independent representations in stimulus-response compatibility.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Human-computer interaction
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Spatial Simon effects are influenced by task instructions and short-term associations.
  • Previous research focused on spatial responses, leaving other associations unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if spatial Simon effects can be induced by short-term associations unrelated to spatial position.
  • To explore the role of mode-independent representations in stimulus-response compatibility.

Main Methods:

  • Participants performed a task involving arrow direction, word meaning, and square color, with responses to square color.
  • Response times were measured based on the spatial congruence between the irrelevant square position and the established associations.

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Main Results:

  • A novel stimulus-response compatibility effect was observed.
  • Responses to squares were faster when the correct response was associated with the same side as the irrelevant square position.

Conclusions:

  • Short-term associations can generate spatial Simon effects independently of response location.
  • This provides the first evidence for short-term associations involving mode-independent representations.