ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

›› 2012, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (4): 532-541.

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An Overview of Current Studies about the Conflict Adaptation Effect

LIU Pei-Duo;YANG Wen-Jing;TIAN Xia;CHEN An-Tao   

  1. (Key laboratory of cognition and personality of ministry of education, school of psychology, Southwest University,
    Chongqing, 400715, China)
  • Received:2011-06-10 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2012-04-15 Published:2012-04-15
  • Contact: CHEN An-Tao

Abstract: The conflict adaptation effect (CAE) refers to the phenomenon that the interference effects are smaller following an incongruent stimulus than following a congruent one. Three theoretical accounts are developed to explain the mechanisms underlying CAE: conflict monitoring theory, feature integration account, and online learning account. Many studies have been conducted for CAE in these three fields (investigating the nature, domain and extent of the conflicts which induce CAE). Meanwhile, a few studies have been conducted investigating the influencing factors of CAE. In order to get a clear view of the CAE essence, future studies should combine the cognitive factors and non-cognitive factors to explore the influence factors of CAE. Furthermore, it is important to strengthen the neural mechanisms study.

Key words: conflict adaptation effect, conflict monitoring theory, feature integration account, online learning account, cognitive control