Self-Processing Advantage in Updating of Working Memory: A Research from the Identification of Virtual Objects

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of the current research was to explore the performance of self-processing advantage in updating of working memory(WM). Seventy students participated in this experiment, and ownership paradigm and n-back paradigm were adopted. The results showed: 1)participants performed worse on reaction time and accuracy in 2-back task than that in 1-back task. 2)there was no significant difference on the accuracy between self-objects and other-objects. 3)participants responded faster to own-objects than other-objects. The results suggest that whether in high-load or low-load, there is a significant self-processing advantage in updating of WM. Accounting for the task priority of working memory, it refers to the processing of self-related information is faster than that of other-related information; and this advantage is not influenced by WM load.

Key words: self-processing advantage, self-awareness, working memory, updating.

摘要： 通过采用所有权范式和n-back范式，将70名大学生随机分为2组，2组被试分别完成1-back和2-back任务，探讨了工作记忆中自我相关信息的刷新特点。结果发现：（1）低记忆负荷下的正确率显著高于高记忆负荷，且反应时显著快于高记忆负荷。（2）自我物品与他人物品在正确率上无显著差异。（3）自我物品的反应时显著快于他人物品。这说明无论记忆负荷高低，在工作记忆刷新功能上始终存在自我加工优势，主要表现在对自我相关信息的刷新速度上。

关键词: 自我加工优势, 自我觉知, 工作记忆, 刷新功能。

CLC Number:

B842.3

Hu Yinying, Gao Xiangping, Tang Xiaochen, Zhu Min. Self-Processing Advantage in Updating of Working Memory: A Research from the Identification of Virtual Objects[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2015, 13(4): 479-484.

胡银莹, 高湘萍, 唐晓晨, 朱敏. 工作记忆刷新功能上的自我加工优势:来自虚拟物品识别的证据[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2015, 13(4): 479-484.

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