ISSN 0439-755X
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Acta Psychologica Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (6): 1042-1058.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1041.2026.1042

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The duration reproduction task facilitates cross-modal serial dependence in duration perception

KOU Congchao, LI Baolin(), ZHAI Xiaofei   

  1. School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710062, China
  • Published:2026-06-25 Online:2026-04-28
  • Contact: LI Baolin E-mail:lblpsy@snnu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Serial dependence reflects the influence of short-term prior experience on subsequent perceptual processing. The present study systematically investigated the serial dependence effect in the duration reproduction task and the impact of task paradigms on the cross-modal effects of serial dependence in duration perception through three experiments. The results showed that: in the duration reproduction task, the previous stimulus and reproduction duration led to a repulsive stimulus serial dependence effect and an attractive response serial dependence effect, respectively; both stimulus and response serial dependence effects exhibited a certain degree of cross-modality in the reproduction task, whereas they were modality-specific in the duration bisection task. These findings reveal that the task paradigm is a crucial factor influencing the cross-modal effects of stimulus and response serial dependence in duration perception. This suggests that the stimulus serial dependence effect in duration perception does not originate solely from low-level perceptual adaptation but involves high-level cognitive processing; similarly, response serial dependence is not a simple mechanical decision inertia but involves the integration and utilization of response strategies.

Key words: serial dependence, task paradigm, stimulus, response, cross-modal