Goal-neglect links Stroop interference with working memory capacity

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• 作者：C ; ice C. Morey ; Emily M. Elliott ; Jody Wiggers ; Sharon D. Eaves ; Jill T. Shelton ; Jonathan T. Mall
• 关键词：2300 ; 2340 ; 2346
• 刊名：Acta Psychologica
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：October, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：141
• 期：2
• 页码：250-260
• 全文大小：403 K

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Relationships between Stroop interference and working memory capacity may reflect individual differences in resolving conflict, susceptibility to goal neglect, or both of these factors. We compared relationships between working memory capacity and three Stroop tasks: a classic, printed color-word Stroop task, a cross-modal Stroop, and a new version of cross-modal Stroop with a concurrent auditory monitoring component. Each of these tasks showed evidence of interference between the semantic meaning of the color word and the to-be-named color, suggesting these tasks each require resolution of interference. However, only Stroop interference in the print-based task with high proportions of congruent trials correlated significantly with working memory capacity. This evidence suggests that the relationships observed between Stroop interference and working memory capacity are primarily driven by individual differences in the propensity to actively maintain a goal.