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Is direction position? Position- and direction-based correspondence effects in tasks with moving stimuli.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16025758     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Five experiments were carried out to test whether (task-irrelevant) motion information provided by a stimulus changing its position over time would affect manual left-right responses. So far, some studies reported direction-based Simon effects whereas others did not. In Experiment 1a, a reliable direction-based effect occurred, which was not modulated by the response mode--that is, by whether participants responded by pressing one of two keys or more dynamically by moving a stylus in a certain direction. Experiments 1a, 1b, and 2 lend support to the idea that observers use the starting position of target motion as a reference for spatial coding. That is, observers might process object motion as a shift of position relative to the starting position and not as directional information. The dominance of relative position coding could also be shown in Experiment 3, in which relative position was pitted against motion direction by presenting a static and dynamic stimulus at the same time. Additionally, we explored the role of eye movements in stimulus-response compatibility and showed in Experiments 1b and 3a that the execution or preparation of saccadic eye movements--as proposed by an attention-shifting account--is not necessary for a Simon effect to occur.
Authors:
Simone Bosbach; Wolfgang Prinz; Dirk Kerzel
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Quarterly journal of experimental psychology. A, Human experimental psychology     Volume:  58     ISSN:  0272-4987     ISO Abbreviation:  Q J Exp Psychol A     Publication Date:  2005 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-07-19     Completed Date:  2005-08-11     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8107269     Medline TA:  Q J Exp Psychol A     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  467-506     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cognition and Action, Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research, Amalienstr. 33, 80799 Munich, Germany. bosbach@psy.mpg.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Computers
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Motion Perception*
Movement*
Space Perception*
User-Computer Interface
Visual Perception

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