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  • Human Behavior

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  • The context-specific proportion congruent (CSPC) effect demonstrates how the proportion of congruent stimuli influences cognitive processing.
  • Previous research on face-based CSPC effects is confounded by contingency learning biases.
  • Understanding the underlying mechanisms of face-based CSPC effects is crucial for cognitive science.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the mechanisms of the CSPC effect using faces as context.
  • To differentiate between contingency learning and other processes in face-based CSPC effects.
  • To determine if faces cue associations or other stimulus properties.

Main Methods:

  • Four experiments employed a face-based context manipulation.
  • Included both inducer (contingency-biased) and diagnostic (contingency-unbiased) stimuli.
  • Participants performed a task requiring color naming while ignoring words, within different face contexts.

Main Results:

  • A face-based CSPC effect was observed.
  • The effect was present for inducer stimuli but not for diagnostic stimuli.
  • This indicates that contingency learning plays a significant role.

Conclusions:

  • The face-based CSPC effect is primarily driven by participants learning context + stimulus associations.
  • Contingency learning biases, rather than inherent face properties, appear to mediate the observed effect.
  • Future research should consider contingency learning when designing face-based context manipulations.