In:
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, Wiley, Vol. 55, No. 4 ( 2014-08), p. 287-295
Abstract:
The present study used the event‐related potential technique to investigate the nature of linguistic effect on color perception. Four types of stimuli based on hue differences between a target color and a preceding color were used: zero hue step within‐category color (0‐ WC ); one hue step within‐category color (1‐ WC ); one hue step between‐category color (1‐ BC ); and two hue step between‐category color (2‐ BC ). The ERP results showed no significant effect of stimulus type in the 100‐200 ms time window. However, in the 200–350 ms time window, ERP responses to 1‐ WC target color overlapped with that to 0‐ WC target color for right visual field ( RVF ) but not left visual field ( LVF ) presentation. For the 1‐ BC condition, ERP amplitudes were comparable in the two visual fields, both being significantly different from the 0‐ WC condition. The 2‐ BC condition showed the same pattern as the 1‐ BC condition. These results suggest that the categorical perception of color in RVF is due to linguistic suppression on within‐category color discrimination but not between‐category color enhancement, and that the effect is independent of early perceptual processes.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0036-5564
,
1467-9450
DOI:
10.1111/sjop.2014.55.issue-4
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2014
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2022171-X
SSG:
5,2
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