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CN 11-1911/B

›› 2001, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (06): 16-20.

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INFLUENCE OF THE MECHANISMS OF DISTRACTOR PROCESSING OFSELECTIVE ATTENTION ON WORKING MEMORY

Jin Zhicheng(Department of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzho u, 510631)Chen Caiqi(Department of Psychology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024)   

  • Published:2001-12-25 Online:2001-12-25

Abstract: By screening subjects strictly in experimental approach, the present re search explored the influence of the mechanisms of distractor processing of sele ctive attention (the distractor inhibition mechanism and the habituation mechani sm) on working memory, under the condition of exiting and unexiting distractor i nterference. The results showed that the distractor inhibition mechanism had an impact on both the storage and the processing of working memory while the habitu ation mechanism had an influence only on the storage aspect, not on processing.

Key words: selective attention, distractor inhibition mechan ism, habituation mechanism, working memory