ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Stimulus-Response Compatibility: The Role of Category Structure
- Anton Öttl
Norwegian University of Science and Technology - Dawn Behne
Norwegian University of Science and Technology - Pascal Gygax
University of Fribourg - Jukka Hyönä
University of Turku - Ute Gabriel
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Abstract
The present study assesses effects of structural stimulus-response compatibility for an experimental paradigm incorporating three simultaneously available and partially overlapping response alternatives. Results indicate that the efficiency of stimulus processing is enhanced when the response layout matches the complex structure of the response set, even compensating for associated motoric costs.
Applied Experimental