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Marsha C Lovett¹

¹Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University.

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This study shows people can control cognitive interference, like in the Stroop task, through learned strategies. A new model explains how utility guides this control, reducing susceptibility to distraction.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Computational Neuroscience
Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

The Stroop effect typically highlights interference from irrelevant stimuli.
Previous research focused on the negative impacts of this interference.

Purpose of the Study:

To emphasize participants' ability to exert control despite interference.
To propose a computational model explaining this strategic control.
To investigate mechanisms reducing Stroop interference.

Main Methods:

Developed an Adaptive Control of Thought-Rational (ACT-R) model for the Stroop task.
Applied the concept of utility to competing cognitive processes.
Utilized a utility-learning mechanism to update control strategies.
Conducted three experiments using a double-response Stroop task variant.

Main Results:

The ACT-R model successfully accounts for existing Stroop effect findings.
The model predicts conditions under which Stroop interference susceptibility can be reduced.
Experimental results support the model's predictions regarding cognitive control.

Conclusions:

Cognitive control in tasks like the Stroop effect is a learned strategic process.
Utility-based learning mechanisms play a key role in managing cognitive interference.
Individuals can actively reduce their vulnerability to distraction through experience.