Persistence of stimulus-response compatibility effects with extended practice. |
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Authors: | A Dutta R W Proctor |
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Affiliation: | Psychology Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1364. |
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Abstract: | The influence of extended practice on stimulus-response (S-R) compatibility effects was investigated. Three experiments, each extending over a period of 8 sessions, were conducted. The nature and degree of compatibility was manipulated across experiments. In all experiments, a persistent effect of S-R compatibility on reaction times was observed. Thus, the lower bound for reaction times appears to be less for compatible assignments than for incompatible assignments. This persistence of S-R compatibility indicates that the initial codings used to perform a novel task continue to exert an influence on later performance. |
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