Recent studies employing the spatial interference paradigm have found qualitative differences between the congruency effects elicited by gaze and arrow targets. Typically arrows elicit the standard congruency effect (SCE), where responses are faster when the direction of the target aligns with its location. In contrast, gaze targets often result in a reversed congruency effect (RCE), where responses are slower under a similar condition. It has been hypothesized that gaze cues trigger the same SCE as arrows, but also introduce an additional, opposite social component, resulting in the RCE. To test this, our study investigated whether the presence of a peripheral non-predictive cue, known to reduce the SCE in valid trials, would increase the RCE when using social stimuli. We also explored the role of placeholders, manipulating their presence vs absence between and within experimental blocks. The results showed that arrow targets consistently produced lower SCE in valid than in invalid trials, regardless of the presence of placeholders. In contrast, with eye-gaze targets, we observed a significant SCE in valid trials only when placeholders were absent in the between-block group. The interference effect disappeared under other conditions, showing a numerical but not significant SCE instead. These findings suggest that while gaze and arrows may share certain underlying mechanisms, others affect them differently. The relationship between SCE and RCE appears to be complex and non-additive, revealing a more complex interplay between the two effects.

Peripheral pre-cueing and placeholders presence modulations over spatial interference: Shared and specific attentional mechanisms triggered by gaze and arrows / Ponce, Renato; Román-Caballero, Rafael; Casagrande, Maria; Lupiáñez, Juan; Marotta, Andrea. - (2024). (Intervento presentato al convegno International Conference on Spatial Cognition (ICSC 2024) tenutosi a Rome; Italy).

Peripheral pre-cueing and placeholders presence modulations over spatial interference: Shared and specific attentional mechanisms triggered by gaze and arrows

Renato Ponce;Maria Casagrande;Andrea Marotta
2024

Abstract

Recent studies employing the spatial interference paradigm have found qualitative differences between the congruency effects elicited by gaze and arrow targets. Typically arrows elicit the standard congruency effect (SCE), where responses are faster when the direction of the target aligns with its location. In contrast, gaze targets often result in a reversed congruency effect (RCE), where responses are slower under a similar condition. It has been hypothesized that gaze cues trigger the same SCE as arrows, but also introduce an additional, opposite social component, resulting in the RCE. To test this, our study investigated whether the presence of a peripheral non-predictive cue, known to reduce the SCE in valid trials, would increase the RCE when using social stimuli. We also explored the role of placeholders, manipulating their presence vs absence between and within experimental blocks. The results showed that arrow targets consistently produced lower SCE in valid than in invalid trials, regardless of the presence of placeholders. In contrast, with eye-gaze targets, we observed a significant SCE in valid trials only when placeholders were absent in the between-block group. The interference effect disappeared under other conditions, showing a numerical but not significant SCE instead. These findings suggest that while gaze and arrows may share certain underlying mechanisms, others affect them differently. The relationship between SCE and RCE appears to be complex and non-additive, revealing a more complex interplay between the two effects.
2024
International Conference on Spatial Cognition (ICSC 2024)
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Peripheral pre-cueing and placeholders presence modulations over spatial interference: Shared and specific attentional mechanisms triggered by gaze and arrows / Ponce, Renato; Román-Caballero, Rafael; Casagrande, Maria; Lupiáñez, Juan; Marotta, Andrea. - (2024). (Intervento presentato al convegno International Conference on Spatial Cognition (ICSC 2024) tenutosi a Rome; Italy).
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