Why does the effect of short-SOA exogenous cuing on simple RT depend on the number of display locations?
When the stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA) between the cue and target is short (i.e., less than 200 msec) and the number of display locations is small (e.g., only two), exogenous spatial cues produce a benefit in simple response time (RT). However, several recent experiments have found significant costs in these tasks when a large number of display locations is employed (e.g., eight), even at the very short SOAs that usually produce a benefit. The present study explored the dependence of exogenous cuing on the number of display locations and found evidence that both the overall validity of the cues and the specific validity of the cue on the previous trial have strong, additive effects. When a large number of display locations is used, both of these factorswork against a benefit of exogenous cuing on simple RT, reversing the typical finding into a cost. These two effects are suggested to occur within motor and perceptual processes, respectively.
Mordkoff
J Toby
JT
Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA. jonathan-mordkoff@uiowa.edu
Halterman
Rose
R
Chen
Peggy
P
D001288:Attention; D003463:Cues; D006801:Humans; D009949:Orientation; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D011337:Probability Learning; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D011930:Reaction Time
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