The reaction-time task-rule congruency effect is not affected by working memory load: further support for the activated long-term memory hypothesis
The reaction-time task-rule congruency effect is not affected by working memory load: further support for the activated long-term memory hypothesis
复制标题
DOI：
10.1007/s00426-009-0261-z
复制
发表时间：
2010-07-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Meiran, Nachshon
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Kessler, Yoav;Meiran, Nachshon
Previous studies claimed that task representation is carried out by the activated long-term memory portion of working memory (WM; Meiran and Kessler in J Exp Psychol Human Percept Perform 34:137-157, 2008). The present study provides a more direct support for this hypothesis. We used the reaction-time task-rule congruency effect (RT-TRCE) in a task-switching setup, and tested the effects of loading WM with irrelevant task rules on RT-TRCE. Experiment 1 manipulated WM load in a between-subject design. WM participants performed a color/shape task switching, while having 0, 1 or 3 numerical task rules as WM load. Experiment 2 used a similar load manipulation (1 or 3 rules to load WM) in a within-subject design. Experiment 3 extended these results by loading WM with perceptual tasks that were more similar to the shape/color tasks. The results show that RT-TRCE was not affected by WM load supporting the activated long-term memory hypothesis.
