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Selective and nonselective transfer: positive and negative priming in a multiple-task environment.

Jason P Leboe1, Bruce W A Whittlesea, Bruce Milliken

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. leboej@ms.umanitoba.ca

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
|October 27, 2005
PubMed
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prime-probe effects in cognitive psychology are explained by transfer-appropriate processing, not just activation or inhibition. This theory better accounts for complex patterns observed when processing related stimuli.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human Information Processing

Background:

  • Stimulus processing is influenced by preceding related stimuli (prime-probe effects).
  • Structural accounts propose activation or inhibition of mental representations.
  • Transfer-appropriate processing (TAP) suggests prior experiences provide necessary resources.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the underlying mechanisms of prime-probe effects.
  • To differentiate between structural activation/inhibition and TAP theories.
  • To analyze how stimulus similarity impacts processing outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Manipulated prime-probe similarity across color, lexical status, and orthographic structure.
  • Required participants to perform lexical decision or color identification tasks.

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  • Observed and analyzed patterns of positive and negative transfer.

    • Main Results:

    • A complex pattern of both positive and negative transfer was observed.
    • The observed patterns were not easily explained by simple activation-inhibition models.
    • Results indicated a significant influence of prior processing experiences.

    Conclusions:

    • Evidence supports transfer-appropriate processing as a more comprehensive explanation for prime-probe effects.
    • The findings challenge purely structural accounts of cognitive priming.
    • Understanding resource availability from prior experiences is crucial for explaining stimulus processing.