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Robert Wirth¹, Solveig Tonn¹, Moritz Schaaf¹

¹Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg, Department of Psychology.

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance

|September 18, 2023

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Sequential modulations in stimulus-response compatibility were investigated. Adaptations occurred within tasks, but not between different tasks, suggesting specific cognitive mechanisms.

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Area of Science:

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Human-Computer Interaction
Neuroscience

Background:

Stimulus-response compatibility effects are well-documented.
Modality-compatible mappings are generally easier than incompatible ones.
Sequential modulations of cognitive control are known to occur within tasks.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate trial-to-trial modulations of modality compatibility effects.
To examine if adaptations within a modality switching task transfer to a different task (Simon task).
To explore the cognitive underpinnings of sequential adaptations.

Main Methods:

Reanalysis of a prior experiment.
Conduction of two new experiments focusing on modality compatibility.
Intermixing a modality switching task with a Simon task to test for cross-task adaptation.

Main Results:

Demonstrated robust sequential modulations of modality compatibility effects within the modality switching task.
Found no evidence of adaptation transfer between the modality switching task and the Simon task in either direction.

Conclusions:

Sequential adaptations in cognitive control are specific to the task context.
Conflict adaptation and episodic binding theories can explain the observed within-task adaptations.
Task-specific mechanisms, rather than general adaptation, underlie these sequential effects.