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Published on: March 25, 2011
Visualizer cognitive style modulates the operation of object-based attention in processing bindings in visual working
Runze Li1,2, Fengling Wei1,3, Jukka Hyönä4
1Faculty of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China.
Abstract:
This study aims to investigate how visualizer cognitive style modulates the operation of object-based attention in processing bindings in visual working memory (VWM). Two behavioral experiments and one event-related potential (ERP) experiment were carried out. The revised Chinese version of the Object-Spatial Imagery Questionnaire was used to divide participants into object visualizers (OVs) and spatial visualizers (SVs). Participants maintained bindings in VWM alongside an interpolated task consuming object-based attention. The results of the behavioral experiments showed that, compared with SVs, OVs maintained bindings more stably but showed a larger cost when object-based attention was consumed. The ERP results showed that for OVs, when object-based attention was consumed, the P2 was reduced during VWM encoding, and the late positive component was enhanced during performance of the interpolated task. However, these modulations were absent for SVs. These findings suggest that visualizer cognitive style is associated with differences in binding stability, reliance on object-based attention, and resource engagement across VWM stages, advancing our understanding of how object-based attention contributes to the binding process in VWM.
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