TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Self-relevance prioritizes access to visual awareness
JO  - Journal of experimental psychology: human perception and performance
A1  - Macrae, C. Neil
A1  - Visokomogilski, Aleksandar
A1  - Golubickis, Marius
A1  - Cunningham, William A.
A1  - Sahraie, Arash
SP  - 438
EP  - 443
VL  - 43
IS  - 3
N2  - As we are cognizant of only a fraction of the available visual inputs at any given time, how is information selected for access to consciousness? In particular, does the personal significance of stimuli influence perceptual selection? Given that self-relevant information is prioritized during various stages of processing, here we hypothesized that self-association may privilege access to awareness under continuous flash suppression (CFS). The results supported this prediction. Compared with geometric shapes referenced to either a friend or stranger, those previously associated with self were prioritized in visual awareness. To establish the basis of this effect, the processes underlying task performance were investigated using a hierarchical drift diffusion model approach. These analyses showed that self-prioritization mapped onto both the decisional (i.e., starting value, z) and nondecisional (i.e., t₀) parameters of the diffusion model. The implications of these findings are considered. (PsycINFO Database Record<br><br>(c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0096-1523
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xhp0000361
ID  - ref1
ER  -