Contextual Similarity Between Successive Targets Modulates Inhibition of Return in the Target-Target Paradigm

Hsuan-Fu Chao; Chun-Yu Kuo; Makayla S. Chen; Fei-Shan Hsiao

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02052

Frontiers in Psychology (Sep 2020)

Contextual Similarity Between Successive Targets Modulates Inhibition of Return in the Target-Target Paradigm

Hsuan-Fu Chao,
Chun-Yu Kuo,
Makayla S. Chen,
Fei-Shan Hsiao

Affiliations

Hsuan-Fu Chao: Department of Psychology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Chun-Yu Kuo: Department of Adult & Continuing Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei City, Taiwan
Makayla S. Chen: School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Fei-Shan Hsiao: Department of Psychology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02052
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11

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Inhibition of return (IOR) refers to slower responses to a target presented at a previously cued vs. uncued location. The present study investigated the role of memory retrieval in IOR by manipulating the contextual similarity between two successive targets in the target-target IOR paradigm. Successive targets were presented in either the same color (same-context condition) or different colors (different-context condition). Results of two experiments showed that IOR was greater in the same-context than the different-context condition. In addition, Experiment 2 showed that this context effect occurs with long response times (RTs), suggesting that memory retrieval, which requires time to manifest, plays an important role in IOR.

Published in Frontiers in Psychology

ISSN: 1664-1078 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology

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