Response-category conflict improves target memory in a flanker paradigm

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ID21602133
AuthorsMichèle C Muhmenthaler (0000-0002-7376-1164, Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, corresponding author), B Meier (0000-0003-3303-6854, Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland)
Year2022
Volume30
Issue3
Pages309-316
Publication date2022-03-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMemory (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0965-8211 • E-ISSN: 1464-0686
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09658211.2021.2012580
PMID34877901
OpenAlexW4200395644
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited25

Previous studies have shown that cognitive control demands and long-term memory interact in several ways. For example, trial-unique Stroop entities which consist of two perceptually distinct stimulus dimensions can enhance subsequent memory. In the present study, we investigated whether this effect generalises to a flanker paradigm. In the study phase, 60 participants had to classify target pictures which were flanked by pictures that were either congruent or incongruent to the target with regard to the response categories, thus manipulating response-category conflict. Then we assessed recognition memory. The results showed that the response-category conflict enhanced subsequent memory for incongruent targets, implying an up-regulation of top-down control that fostered memory encoding. The results demonstrate that the beneficial memory effect of a response-category conflict generalises to a flanker task

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Perception · Recognition memory · Stimulus–response model · Stroop effect · Memory and Neural Mechanisms · Memory Processes and Influences · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neuroscience · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence

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