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  • Neuroscience

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  • Visual working memory (VWM) involves filtering relevant information and ignoring distractors.
  • Construal-level theory (CLT) posits that concrete mindsets focus on 'how' and abstract mindsets on 'why'.
  • CLT suggests concrete representations may retain irrelevant information, potentially impairing filtering.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effect of concrete versus abstract mindsets on distractor filtering in VWM.
  • To test the prediction derived from CLT that concrete mindsets impair filtering efficiency compared to abstract mindsets.

Main Methods:

  • Two studies employed mindset manipulations (concrete vs. abstract descriptions of actions).
  • Participants completed a change-detection task with targets and distractors to measure filtering efficiency.
  • Study 1 included a baseline condition; Study 2 compared only concrete and abstract mindsets.

Main Results:

  • Concrete mindset manipulations significantly reduced filtering efficiency compared to abstract mindset manipulations in both studies.
  • The concrete mindset also impaired filtering efficiency compared to the baseline condition in Study 1.
  • Results align with CLT predictions regarding information processing under different construal levels.

Conclusions:

  • Mindset significantly impacts the ability to filter distractors in visual working memory.
  • Concrete mindsets hinder, while abstract mindsets facilitate, the selective processing of visual information.
  • Mindset represents a novel factor influencing working memory performance and individual differences.