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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Previous research on sequence symbol cognition suggested spatial stimulus-response compatibility and Simon effects do not coexist with the SNARC-like effect.
  • The influence of symbol identification difficulty on these effects remained unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the interaction between location and sequence in sequence symbol cognition using low-identification difficulty letters.
  • To determine if the Simon effect and SNARC-like effect can coexist and interact based on task demands.

Main Methods:

  • Participants classified probe letters based on location, sequence, or color.
  • Three experiments were conducted, varying the classification task.

Main Results:

  • The spatial stimulus-response compatibility effect and Simon effect were observed in location and color tasks, respectively.
  • In the sequence task, the Simon effect co-occurred with and interacted with the SNARC-like effect.
  • Task type influenced the coexistence and interaction of these cognitive effects.

Conclusions:

  • Task demands dictate the coexistence of the Simon effect and SNARC-like effect in sequence symbol cognition.
  • Cognitive effects in sequence symbol processing vary depending on the specific task and symbol characteristics.