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  • The Stroop task measures cognitive control by presenting color words in congruent or incongruent ink colors.
  • The proportion congruent (PC) effect shows reduced Stroop interference when incongruent trials are more frequent.
  • Context-specific PC effects occur when congruency proportions vary by location, typically explained by conflict monitoring.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose an episodic learning account for context-specific proportion congruent (CSPC) effects.
  • To demonstrate that contingency learning and rhythmic responding explain CSPC effects.
  • To adapt the Parallel Episodic Processing model to simulate these effects.

Main Methods:

  • An adapted Parallel Episodic Processing model was used.
  • The model simulated context-specific proportion congruent effects.
  • Model performance was evaluated for both contingency-biased and unbiased items.

Main Results:

  • The episodic learning framework, incorporating contingency and temporal learning, successfully explains CSPC effects.
  • The model simulated context-specific effects, demonstrating the interplay of learning and control.
  • The model also accounted for findings in learning, timing, binding, practice, and attentional control.

Conclusions:

  • Context-specific proportion congruent effects can be explained by episodic learning mechanisms, including contingency learning and rhythmic responding.
  • The adapted Parallel Episodic Processing model provides a unified account for these effects and related cognitive phenomena.
  • This challenges purely attention-based explanations and highlights the role of associative learning in cognitive control.