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Peter Wühr¹, Herbert Heuer²

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Humans adapt to conflict frequency, with effects depending on stimulus location. Adjustments to conflict frequency transfer to new locations, suggesting weighted spatial coding influences how we process stimuli.

Keywords:

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Human Behavior

Background:

Behavioral adjustments occur based on conflict frequency.
These adaptations are location-dependent.
The Simon task is used to study conflict adaptation.

Purpose of the Study:

Investigate how humans adjust to varying conflict frequencies.
Examine the role of stimulus location in conflict adaptation.
Determine the spatial coding mechanisms underlying conflict frequency adjustments.

Main Methods:

Utilized a Simon task with four stimulus locations.
Manipulated conflict frequency at diagonally opposite locations.
Assessed behavioral responses and conflict effects across different response configurations.

Main Results:

Observed larger conflict effects at low-conflict locations compared to high-conflict locations.
Conflict adaptation effects transferred to non-manipulated locations.
Transfer patterns indicated a weighted two-dimensional location coding process.

Conclusions:

Conflict adaptation is influenced by the spatial distribution of conflict frequency.
Weighted spatial coding, prioritizing response-relevant dimensions, explains anisotropic transfer.
This suggests a flexible mechanism for processing spatial conflict information.