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Evan F Risko1, Jennifer A Stolz

  • 1Psychology Department, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada. efrisko@psych.ubc.ca

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|March 2, 2010
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The proportion valid effect in attention research increases with more valid cues. This study shows this effect stems from implicit learning, not conscious strategy.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Attention Research

Background:

  • The covert orienting paradigm measures attention shifts.
  • The cueing effect, performance difference between valid and invalid trials, typically increases with a higher proportion of valid trials.
  • This 'proportion valid effect' is often attributed to strategic attentional control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether the proportion valid effect arises from explicit strategic control or implicit learning.
  • To differentiate between conscious strategy and unconscious learning in attention distribution.

Main Methods:

  • Participants completed the covert orienting paradigm with varying proportions of valid cues.
  • Participant awareness of the cue validity proportion was assessed.
  • Performance (cueing effect) was analyzed in relation to awareness.

Main Results:

  • The proportion valid effect was observed across different awareness levels.
  • Results indicated a significant correlation between implicit learning and the proportion valid effect.
  • Awareness of the cue validity proportion did not significantly modulate the effect.

Conclusions:

  • The proportion valid effect in the covert orienting paradigm is primarily driven by implicit learning.
  • Explicit strategic control does not appear to be the main driver of this phenomenon.
  • Findings challenge the traditional view of strategic attention in this paradigm.