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The joint Simon effect arises from shared action representations, not just spatial coding. This study found aftereffect-based compatibility effects in both joint and individual tasks, supporting co-representation theory.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Cognition
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • The joint Simon effect (JSE) is a spatial compatibility effect observed when two individuals perform complementary parts of a Simon task.
  • Existing theories propose either action co-representation or spatial coding relative to a co-actor to explain JSEs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To differentiate between the action co-representation and spatial-coding accounts of the joint Simon effect.
  • To investigate the role of aftereffects in Simon tasks under effect-focused instructions.

Main Methods:

  • Participants completed both two-choice and joint Simon tasks.
  • Instructions emphasized generating an aftereffect in the space contralateral to the response.

Main Results:

  • An inverse aftereffect-based compatibility effect was observed in both the two-choice and joint tasks.
  • This pattern of results contradicts the spatial-coding account.

Conclusions:

  • The findings support the action co-representation account of the joint Simon effect.
  • The results suggest that shared representations, rather than simple spatial coding, underlie JSEs.