Title | Automaticity in rule-based and information-integration categorization |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2010 |
Authors | Helie, S., Waldschmidt J. G., & F Ashby G. |
Journal | Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics |
Volume | 72 |
Issue | 4 |
Pagination | 1013-1031 |
Date Published | 2010 May |
ISSN | 1943-393X |
Keywords | Association Learning, Comprehension, Depth Perception, Discrimination Learning, Feedback, Humans, Memory, Models, Psychological, Orientation, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Practice (Psychology), Reaction Time |
Abstract | Three experiments studied the effects of category structure on the development of categorization automaticity. In Experiment 1, participants were each trained for over 10,000 trials in a simple categorization task with one of three category structures. Results showed that after the first few sessions, there were no significant behavioral differences between participants who learned rule-based versus information-integration category structures. Experiment 2 showed that switching the locations of the response keys after automaticity had developed caused a similar highly significant interference, regardless of category structure. In Experiment 3, a simultaneous dual task that engaged executive functions did not interfere with either rule-based or information-integration categorization. These novel results are consistent with a theory assuming separate processing pathways for initial rule-based and information-integration category learning but a common processing pathway after the development of automaticity. |
DOI | 10.3758/APP.72.4.1013 |
Alternate Journal | Atten Percept Psychophys |
PubMed ID | 20436197 |
Grant List | R01 MH3760-2 / MH / NIMH NIH HHS / United States |