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Activation, Inhibition, or Something Else: An Exploratory Study on Response Priming Using Moving Dots as Primes in Middle-Aged and Old Adults
Joint Authors
Bermeitinger, Christina
Kappes, Cathleen
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-06-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Abstract EN
Response priming refers to the finding that a prime stimulus preceding a target stimulus influences the response to the following target stimulus.
With young subjects, using moving dot stimuli as primes indicated faster responses to compatible targets (i.e., prime and target are associated with the same response) with short stimulus onset asynchronies (SOAs).
In contrast, with longer SOAs, participants responded faster to incompatible targets.
In the present study, we extended the evidence by comparing middle-aged (50–65 years) and old (66–87 years) adults.
With two different motion types, the result found in young participants was replicated in the middle-aged adults.
In contrast, old adults showed large positive compatibility effects with the short SOA but neither activation nor inhibition effects with the longer SOA.
We discuss our findings in light of several theoretical accounts (i.e., inhibitory deficit, deautomatization, evaluation window account, attention, rapid decay).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bermeitinger, Christina& Kappes, Cathleen. 2018. Activation, Inhibition, or Something Else: An Exploratory Study on Response Priming Using Moving Dots as Primes in Middle-Aged and Old Adults. Journal of Aging Research،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1180769
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bermeitinger, Christina& Kappes, Cathleen. Activation, Inhibition, or Something Else: An Exploratory Study on Response Priming Using Moving Dots as Primes in Middle-Aged and Old Adults. Journal of Aging Research No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1180769
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bermeitinger, Christina& Kappes, Cathleen. Activation, Inhibition, or Something Else: An Exploratory Study on Response Priming Using Moving Dots as Primes in Middle-Aged and Old Adults. Journal of Aging Research. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1180769
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1180769