Undergraduate Thesis: Non-verbal inhibitory control of proactive interference in a probe-recognition task
| Title | Non-verbal inhibitory control of proactive interference in a probe-recognition task |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wong, Tik-yan, Sabrina 黃荻茵 |
| Issue Date | 2010 |
| Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
| Abstract | The present study investigated nonverbal inhibitory control of proactive interference in normal individuals using a probe-recognition task. Visual stimuli consisted of 130 abstract figures selected or modified from the Aggie Figure Learning Test (Majdan, Sziklas, & Jones-Gotman, 1996). The performance of 34 undergraduate participants showed a significant visual similarity interference effect, indicated by prolonged response times and reduced accuracy rates, only when the target probe was related to an item in the negative same list condition but not in the negative previous list condition. This implied that the effect of non-verbal proactive interference affected items that were relevant, in the same trial, and did not extend to items that were no longer relevant, in the following trial. The present findings suggest evidence for an inhibitory control process being carried out to prevent cross-trial visual similarity interference. Possible modifications to the negative same list condition for improving test validity are discussed. |
| Description | "A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Speech and Hearing Sciences), The University of Hong Kong, June 30, 2010." Includes bibliographical references (p. 28-30). Thesis (B.Sc)--University of Hong Kong, 2010. |
| Degree | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences |
| Subject | Inhibition. |
| Dept/Program | Speech and Hearing Sciences |
| dc.contributor.author | Wong, Tik-yan, Sabrina |
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| dc.contributor.author | 黃荻茵 |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-11-01T01:14:11Z |
| dc.date.available | 2012-11-01T01:14:11Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 |
| dc.description.abstract | The present study investigated nonverbal inhibitory control of proactive interference in normal individuals using a probe-recognition task. Visual stimuli consisted of 130 abstract figures selected or modified from the Aggie Figure Learning Test (Majdan, Sziklas, & Jones-Gotman, 1996). The performance of 34 undergraduate participants showed a significant visual similarity interference effect, indicated by prolonged response times and reduced accuracy rates, only when the target probe was related to an item in the negative same list condition but not in the negative previous list condition. This implied that the effect of non-verbal proactive interference affected items that were relevant, in the same trial, and did not extend to items that were no longer relevant, in the following trial. The present findings suggest evidence for an inhibitory control process being carried out to prevent cross-trial visual similarity interference. Possible modifications to the negative same list condition for improving test validity are discussed. |
| dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version |
| dc.description | "A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Speech and Hearing Sciences), The University of Hong Kong, June 30, 2010." |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (p. 28-30). |
| dc.description | Thesis (B.Sc)--University of Hong Kong, 2010. |
| dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Speech and Hearing Sciences |
| dc.description.thesislevel | Bachelor's |
| dc.description.thesisname | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences |
| dc.identifier.hkul | b4813221 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/173727 |
| dc.language | eng |
| dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License |
| dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Inhibition. |
| dc.title | Non-verbal inhibitory control of proactive interference in a probe-recognition task |
| dc.type | UG_Thesis |