Citation

Dutta A, Proctor RW. J. Exp. Psychol. Learn. Mem. Cogn. 1992; 18(4): 801-809.

Affiliation

Psychology Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1364.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, American Psychological Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1385617

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.

Language: en