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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Perception

Background:

  • Selective spatial attention is theorized to influence unconscious processing under continuous flash suppression (CFS).
  • Inattention to stimulus location may enhance unconscious processing by reducing CFS depth.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test the modulation-by-attention model of CFS.
  • To examine the role of spatial attention uncertainty in unconscious number priming.

Main Methods:

  • A number priming paradigm with congruent and incongruent prime-target pairs.
  • Manipulation of prime location uncertainty (certain vs. uncertain).
  • Analysis using sequential Bayes factors (BFs).

Main Results:

  • No significant effect of location uncertainty on unconscious priming under CFS (BF0+ = 5.16).
  • Visible primes exhibited only weak effects on reaction times.
  • Exploratory analyses suggested numerical order caused response conflict, interfering with priming.

Conclusions:

  • The study did not find evidence supporting the modulation-by-attention model for CFS.
  • Location uncertainty does not appear to modulate unconscious priming.
  • Response conflict from numerical order may override priming effects.