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Conflict and facilitation in visual cognition: A dual-process approach

Conflict monitoring, detection and resolution have been key foci of research within the dual-process framework of reasoning. The current study attempts to bridge the gap between classic reasoning and visual reasoning by applying a similar testing paradigm to determine whether the two rely on similar principles and processes. Participants were asked to accept or reject a cue number depending on whether it represents the actual number of stimuli (black circles) shown on the screen. The key manipulation leaves stimuli equidistant or groups them in multiple groups based on proximity. In the latter case, Gestalt processes lead to different judgments when compared to stimuli segmentation and this was exploited to observe the effects of congruence on accuracy and response times. The results show participants were less accurate and slower in conflict conditions which implies similar principles as in classic cognitive reasoning tasks. The findings demonstrate how visual cognition processes that run in parallel can interfere with one another. In such cases conflict resolution process are activated in order to settle on a response.

Gestalt grouping, visual cognition, scene segmentation, dual-process theory, Visual Grouping Conflict task

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