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Effects of Spatial and Object-based Attention Interference on Spatial and Object Working Memory

LUO Liang1, LIN Chong-de2, CHEN Guang3   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;
    2. Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;
    3. Facalty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
  • Online:2010-11-15 Published:2010-11-15

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Abstract: Two behavioral experiments were conducted to examine the hypotheses that secondary tasks affecting object-based and spatial selective attention have different interference effects in the maintenance of object and spatial information,and that these interference effects are mediated by the verbal accessibility of memory stimuli.Experiment 2 used "nonverbalizable" stimuli and found significant selective interference effects of secondary tasks involving spatial and object-based selective attention upon spatial and object working memory,respectively;while Experiment 1,using objects applicable of verbal labeling as target,yielded no significant selective interference effect.These results suggested that object-based and spatial selective attention were respectively engaged by object and spatial working memory for information hard to associate with verbal codes;but when information was easy to encode verbally,selective attention was not engaged.

Key words: object working memory, spatial working memory, selective interference, object-based selective attention, spatial selective attention

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  • B844.2
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