Locus of control, latent inhibition and reaction times in a semantic (left-hemisphere) and visuospatial (right-hemisphere) stimulus discrimination task.
Rank correlations on latent inhibition learning among internal scorers versus external scorers on Rotter's I-E locus of control scale were compared between trial numbers and speed of correct reactions in a left- and in a right-hemispheric discrimination task. On the basis of previous research and theorizing reviewed by De Brabander, Boone, and Gerits (1992) we expected latent inhibition effects to show mainly on the left-hemisphere task and more clearly among internal scorers on Rotter's I-E locus of control scale. The findings seem to confirm our expectations.
De Brabander
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Faculty of Applied Economics, University of Antwerp-RUCA, Belgium.
Hellemans
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D001245:Association Learning; D003214:Conditioning, Classical; D004193:Discrimination Learning; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D011930:Reaction Time; D012660:Semantics; D013028:Space Perception; D014796:Visual Perception