Episodic retrieval in negative priming and repetition priming.

Neill, Wilfred T.

doi:10.1037/0278-7393.23.6.1291

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“…Alternatively, memory retrieval has been proposed to account for negative priming (Neill, 1997;Neill & Mathis, 1998;Neill et al, 1992). This theoretical view can also account for the results of our experiments.…”

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Location negative priming in identity discrimination relies on location repetition

Chao

Yeh

2005

Perception & Psychophysics

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Negative priming manifests when a previously ignored stimulus becomes a target. The contingency of identity negative priming on repeated stimuli has been demonstrated, implying a crucial role for distractor competition. In this study, a naming task was used to examine whether location negative priming also relies on the repetition of locations. In Experiment 1, location negative priming was observed only when a small set of repeated locations was used. Positive priming was found instead when a large set of nonrepeated locations was used. Experiment 2 demonstrated that target-to-distractor distance modulated location priming effects, with priming effects observed only for a far distance. Experiments 3 and 4 demonstrated that the effect of location negative priming increased as locations repeated. Like identity negative priming, location negative priming depends on location repetition.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Location negative priming in identity discrimination relies on location repetition

Chao

Yeh

2005

Perception & Psychophysics

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“…One potential explanation of the n-2 task repetition cost that does not assume inhibition was explored by Mayr (2002). This episodic retrieval account (Neill, 1997) suggests (adapted to a task switching context) that when a task has been performed an episodic trace of trial parameters (such as the cue, stimulus characteristics, and the response made) is stored in memory. When this task is cued again, retrieval of the most recent episodic trace occurs.…”

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The effect of episodic retrieval on inhibition in task switching.

Grange

Kowalczyk

O'Loughlin

2017

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Perfor

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Inhibition in task switching is inferred from n-2 repetition costs: the observation that ABA task switching sequences are responded to slower than CBA sequences. This is thought to reflect the persisting inhibition of task A, which slows re-activation attempts. Mayr (2002) reported an experiment testing a critical non-inhibitory account of this effect, namely episodic retrieval: If the trial parameters for task A match across an ABA sequence, responses should be facilitated due to priming from episodic retrieval; a cost would occur if trial parameters mismatch. In a rule-switching paradigm, Mayr reported no significant difference in n-2 repetition cost when the trial parameters repeated or switched across an ABA sequence, in clear contrast to the episodic retrieval account. What remains unclear is whether successful episodic retrieval modulates the n-2 repetition cost. Across three experiments-including a close replication of Mayr-we find clear evidence of reduced n-2 task repetition costs when episodic retrieval is controlled. We find that the effect of episodic retrieval on the n-2 task repetition cost is increased when the cue-task relationship is made more abstract, suggesting the effect is due to interference in establishing the relevant attentional set. We also demonstrate that the episodic retrieval effect is not influenced by retrieval of low-level, perceptual, elements. Together, the data suggest the n-2 task repetition cost-typically attributable to an inhibitory mechanismalso reflects episodic retrieval effects.Keywords: Task switching; inhibition, n-2 repetition cost, episodic retrieval, cognitive controlWe are grateful to Ulrich Mayr, Michael Masson, and an anonymous reviewer for helpful comments on a previous version of this article. Please address correspondence to James A. Grange, School of Psychology, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, Keele University, Keele, UK, ST5 5BG. Email: grange.jim@gmail.com. All raw data and analysis code are available to download at http://bit.ly/1P5cd0G.

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“…If episodic retrieval is a primary determinant ofnegative priming, then priming should occur to the degree that there is similarity of context on prime and probe displays. Evidence for this has been presented in a recent study reported by Neill (1997). Subjects were required to identify a centrally located target letter while ignoring distracting letters on the left and the right of the target.…”

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“…As predicted by the episodic retrieval account, negative priming occurred only when the distractor onset matched across prime and probe displays (early/early, late/late). The logic of the present experiment is similar to that of Neill (1997), using a different manipulation of context. We wanted to test the hypothesis that a probe display will be a more effective retrieval cue when it is highly similar to the previous prime display, thus leading to more negative priming.…”

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