Contextual cueing effects despite spatially cued target locations

PsychophysiologyVolume 47, Issue 4 p. 717-727 Contextual cueing effects despite spatially cued target locations Andrea Schankin, Andrea Schankin Institute of Psychology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorAnna Schubö, Anna Schubö Department of Psychology, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, GermanySearch for more papers by this author Andrea Schankin, Andrea Schankin Institute of Psychology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorAnna Schubö, Anna Schubö Department of Psychology, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, GermanySearch for more papers by this author First published: 09 June 2010 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.2010.00979.xCitations: 14 Address reprint requests to: Andrea Schankin, University of Heidelberg, Institute of Psychology, Hauptstrasse 47-51,69117 Heidelberg, Germany. E-mail: [email protected] A. Schubö and this project were supported within the Cluster of Excellence "Cognition for Technical Systems," Project 148, funded by the German Research Foundation. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Abstract Reaction times (RT) to targets are faster in repeated displays relative to novel ones when the spatial arrangement of the distracting items predicts the target location (contextual cueing). It is assumed that visual–spatial attention is guided more efficiently to the target resulting in reduced RTs. In the present experiment, contextual cueing even occurred when the target location was previously peripherally cued. Electrophysiologically, repeated displays elicited an enhanced N2pc component in both conditions and resulted in an earlier onset of the stimulus-locked lateralized readiness potential (s-LRP) in the cued condition and in an enhanced P3 in the uncued condition relative to novel displays. These results indicate that attentional guidance is less important than previously assumed but that other cognitive processes, such as attentional selection (N2pc) and response-related processes (s-LRP, P3) are facilitated by context familiarity. Citing Literature Volume47, Issue4July 2010Pages 717-727 RelatedInformation