Ansorge Ulrich, Heumann Manfred, Scharlau Ingrid
Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University, PO Box 100131, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany.
Conscious Cogn. 2002 Dec;11(4):528-45. doi: 10.1016/s1053-8100(02)00026-0.
According to the concept of direct parameter specification, nonconsciously registered information can be processed to the extent that it matches currently active intentions of a person. This prediction was tested and confirmed in the current study. Masked visual information provided by peripheral cues led to reaction time (RT) effects only if the information specified one of the required responses (Experiments 1 and 3). Information delivered by the same masked cues that did not match the intentions was not used. However, the same information influenced RT if it was provided by visible cues (Experiments 2 and 3). The results suggest that the processing of nonconsciously registered information is flexible because it is susceptible to the changing intentions of a person. Yet, these processes are apparently restricted, as nonconsciously registered information cannot be used as easily for purposes not corresponding to the currently active intentions as better visible information.
根据直接参数指定的概念，非意识登记的信息能够被处理，只要它与一个人当前活跃的意图相匹配。这一预测在当前研究中得到了检验和证实。只有当外周线索提供的掩蔽视觉信息指定了所需反应之一时，才会导致反应时（RT）效应（实验1和3）。由不匹配意图的相同掩蔽线索传递的信息未被使用。然而，如果相同信息由可见线索提供，则会影响反应时（实验2和3）。结果表明，非意识登记信息的处理是灵活的，因为它易受一个人不断变化的意图的影响。然而，这些过程显然受到限制，因为与更好的可见信息相比，非意识登记的信息不能像那样轻易地用于与当前活跃意图不对应的目的。
