Perceptual stimuli with novel bindings interfere with visual working memory.

ABSTRACT: What influences the extent to which perceptual information interferes with the contents of visual working memory? In two experiments using a combination of change detection and continuous reproduction tasks, I show that binding novelty is a key factor in producing interference. In Experiment 2, participants viewed arrays of colored circles, then completed consecutive change detection and recall tests of their memory for stochastically independent items from the same array. When the probe used in the change detection test was novel (i.e., required a "change" response), subsequent recall performance was worse than in trials with matching (i.e., "no change") probes, irrespective of whether or not the same item was tested in both phases. In Experiment 2, participants viewed arrays of oriented

SUBMITTER: Shepherdson P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8550721 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature