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Interference in the shared-Stroop task: a comparison of self- and other-monitoring.
Martin J Pickering1, Janet F McLean2, Chiara Gambi3
1Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, 7 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9JZ, Scotland, UK.
Royal Society Open Science
|May 23, 2022
Summary
Monitoring a partner
Area of Science:
- Cognitive psychology
- Social cognition
- Human interaction
Background:
- Co-actors integrate each other's actions, even without direct monitoring.
- Monitoring is crucial for successful interactions, especially language-based ones.
- Monitoring external stimuli likely uses similar cognitive mechanisms as self-monitoring.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how monitoring affects the integration of self- and other-generated utterances.
- To examine the role of feedback in modulating this integration process within a shared task.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a solo Stroop task to establish baseline interference.
- Implemented a shared-Stroop task where participants responded to stimuli collaboratively.
- Manipulated the presence or absence of partner feedback to assess its impact.
Main Results:
- Greater interference occurred when both participants responded compared to when only one did.
- This increased interference was contingent on the provision of partner feedback.
- Feedback enhanced interference, suggesting it amplified the representation of the partner's utterance.
Conclusions:
- Monitoring a partner's utterance, especially with feedback, enhances its representation.
- This enhanced representation interferes with self-monitoring, leading to increased cognitive load.
- Findings highlight the intricate interplay between monitoring, feedback, and utterance integration in social cognition.
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