Influence of attended repetition trials on negative priming in younger and older adults

Episodic retrieval processes take place automatically in auditory negative priming

“…They seem to be active even when prime retrieval is detrimental rather than beneficial for probe responding (as was the case in the 0% attended repetition proportion group). This finding deviates from what we know from the visual modality in which there is clear evidence for a strategic modulation of negative priming processes (Frings & Wentura, 2008;Kane et al, 1997;Lowe, 1979; but see also Simone et al, 2006).…”

“…Kane et al (1997) reported a negative priming effect in the elderly with 40% attended repetition trials, whereas they could not find reliable negative priming in the elderly in a previous study without attended repetition trials (Kane, Hasher, Stoltzfus, Zacks, & Connelly, 1994). In sum, then, it appears that visual negative priming seems to be positively influenced by the presence of attended repetition trials, the exception being a study by Simone, Ahrens, Foerde, and Spinetta (2006) in which the size of the negative priming effect did not depend on the proportion of attended repetition trials (0% vs. 25% vs. 50%) in a visual location priming task. The source of this discrepancy is presently unknown, but it is likely related to the differences in the processes underlying identity and location priming.…”

Bilingualism influences inhibitory control in auditory comprehension

“…Negative priming is a unique way to covertly capture inhibition of conflicting information by indexing its influence on subsequent processing (e.g., Connelly & Hasher, 1993; Milliken, Lupianez, Debner, & Abello, 1999; Simone, Ahrens, Foerde, & Spinetta, 2006; Tipper, 1985). Participants respond to target stimuli that are presented together with conflicting competitors (such as on the eye-tracking trials).…”

“…If the response on this priming probe trial is delayed, then a negative priming effect is identified, suggesting previous inhibition of the competitor (for a review, see May, Kane, & Hasher, 1995). Negative priming paradigms may rely on location-priming (Connelly & Hasher, 1993; Simone et al, 2006). Research on spatial attention reveals lengthened response times for targets that appear in locations previously occupied by competitors, and this longer response time is believed to be due to a location-specific inhibitory mechanism (e.g., May et al, 1995; Simone et al, 2006).…”

“…Negative priming paradigms may rely on location-priming (Connelly & Hasher, 1993; Simone et al, 2006). Research on spatial attention reveals lengthened response times for targets that appear in locations previously occupied by competitors, and this longer response time is believed to be due to a location-specific inhibitory mechanism (e.g., May et al, 1995; Simone et al, 2006). A location-based negative priming paradigm was employed in the present study, probing residual activation or inhibition of locations that had been occupied previously by pictures of target words or similar-sounding competitor words.…”