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Spatial representations of time: Evidence for the spatial-temporal association of response codes| old_uid | 3153 |
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| title | Spatial representations of time: Evidence for the spatial-temporal association of response codes |
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| start_date | 2007/09/06 |
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| schedule | 15h30 |
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| online | no |
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| summary | Numeric stimuli have spatial characteristics and responses to such stimuli are biased by the mental representation of their magnitude [e.g., spatial-numerical association of response codes (SNARC) effect]. This supports the existence of a spatial component in the cognitive representation of magnitude. We investigated the spatial representation of 'time' using responses to the onset timing (early vs. late) of a probe stimulus following periodic auditory stimuli. The results showed that
left-side responses to early onset timing were faster than those to late onset timing, whereas right-side responses to late onsets were faster than those to early onsets when the response keys were aligned horizontally. Such a congruity effect was not observed with vertically arrayed responses. These results suggest that time is represented along the horizontal, rather than vertical, axis in space. The existence of a 'mental time line' and the spatial-temporal association of response codes (STEARC) effect are discussed. |
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| oncancel | changement d’horaire |
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| responsibles | Farnè, Béranger, Soulier |
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