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Negative priming, where responses are slower to recently ignored objects, occurred even without a distractor stimulus. This indicates that ignoring an object primes its location, affecting subsequent responses.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
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Background:

  • Negative priming describes slower responses to stimuli previously ignored.
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