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. 2023 Apr 11;62(1):44–63. doi: 10.5334/pb.1184

Table 1.

Description of verbal and visual RI tasks cited in this review.


TASK SOURCE TYPE OF RI STIMULI (EXAMPLES) DESCRIPTION MAIN EFFECTS DOMAINS

Stroop Stroop (1935), Parris et al. (2022) Interference caused by conflict between font color and word reading graphic file with name pb-63-1-1184-g3.jpg Naming of the color font as quickly as possible Increased naming latencies in the incongruent condition (CARD C) compared to the congruent condition Verbal

Verbal Go/No-Go Interference between target and non-target stimulus status graphic file with name pb-63-1-1184-g4.jpg Pressing a key as quickly as possible for a specific word/letter/semantic category (Go condition) and ignore all other stimuli (No-Go condition)) More commission errors and slower response times for No-Go trials Verbal

Negative-priming task Tipper (1985), (2001); Tipper & Cranston (1985); Tipper & Driver (1988) Interference caused by the change of stimulus status: a distractor stimulus becomes a target stimulus graphic file with name pb-63-1-1184-g5.jpg Naming objects in orange font as quickly as possible Increased reaction times and error rates for a target that had to be ignored in a previous trial Semantic

Semantic blocked cyclic naming Schnur et al. (2006); Schnur et al. (2009) Build-up of semantic interference graphic file with name pb-63-1-1184-g6.jpg Naming the pictures as quickly as possible Slower response times and increased error rates when the repeatedly presented objects are from the same semantic category Semantic

Phonological blocked cyclic naming Damian, 2003; Hodgson et al., 2005 Build-up of phonological interference graphic file with name pb-63-1-1184-g7.jpg Naming the pictures as quickly as possible Slower response times and increased error rates when the repeatedly presented objects are phonologically similarly Phonological

Picture-Word Interference Glaser & Düngelhoff (1984) Build-up of phonological and/or semantic interference graphic file with name pb-63-1-1184-g8.jpg Naming the pictures as quickly and accurately as possible while ignoring the superimposed words Slower response times and increased error rates for related distractor Verbal

Similarity-Judgement Task Attout et al. (2022), Snyder et al. (2007) Build-up of phonological and/or semantic interference graphic file with name pb-63-1-1184-g9.jpg Choosing which word at the bottom of the screen is most similar to the two words at the top of the screen, as quickly and accurately as possible. Slower response times and increased error rates in the high control conditions as the prime word induced interference. Verbal

Dual-Interference Task Pashler (1994) Build-up of verbal or visual interference graphic file with name pb-63-1-1184-g10.jpg Concurrently and alternatively process two types of information. The tested condition (here, verbal) can be cued or uncued. Increased error rates and longer reaction time in the tested condition (here, verbal) Verbal and/or Visual

Flanker task Eriksen & Eriksen (1974) Response interference graphic file with name pb-63-1-1184-g11.jpg Pressing of a response button according to a predefined response setup. This target can be flanked by a stimulus requiring the same or a different response as the target. Increased reaction times if target is flanked by an item requiring a different response (interference) and reduced reaction times if target is flanked by an item requiring the same response (facilitation) Verbal

Visual

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Visual Go/No-Go Resist to a visual stimulus graphic file with name pb-63-1-1184-g13.jpg Participants have to press a key as quickly for target symbols (e.g.,Ï), (Go condition), and ignore all other stimuli (No-Go condition). More commission errors and slower response times for No-Go trials Visual

Antisaccade Adapted from Noorani (2014) Resist to visual stimulus graphic file with name pb-63-1-1184-g14.jpg Participants have to fixate a central stimulus and keep fixating the stimulus (green dot). Next a target (the cross) appears to the left, or the right of the dot and participants have to make an eye saccade to the opposite side (=antisaccade). More errors/slower eye movements for antisaccade trials Visual