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Determinants of negative priming

C P May1, M J Kane, L Hasher

  • 1Department of Psychology, Social and Health Sciences, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.

Psychological Bulletin
|July 1, 1995
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Negative priming, used to study attentional inhibition, may arise from two mechanisms: memorial and inhibitory. Inhibition involves separate systems for identity and location, preventing recently rejected information from re-accessing effectors.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • The negative priming task is a key tool for understanding attentional inhibition.
  • Existing literature review needs to consider diverse task parameters and patient data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically review the negative priming literature.
  • To propose underlying mechanisms of negative priming based on a comprehensive review.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of negative priming studies.
  • Inclusion of lifespan data and data from schizophrenia patients.
  • Analysis of various task parameters (time course, interference, context).

Main Results:

  • Negative priming appears to be driven by two distinct mechanisms: memorial and inhibitory.

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  • The inhibitory mechanism involves two separate systems for processing identity and location information.
  • Inhibition acts as a flexible, postselection process to manage access to effectors.

    • Conclusions:

    • Negative priming is not a unitary phenomenon but results from interacting memorial and inhibitory processes.
    • Understanding these mechanisms provides insight into attentional control and cognitive coherence.
    • The findings have implications for studying cognitive function across the lifespan and in clinical populations like schizophrenia.