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ArticleCognitive processing2023

Deontic signs increase control monitoring: evidence from a modified traffic flanker task.

Teresa Garcia-Marques, Pedro Figueira, Alexandre Fernandes, João Martins

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Teresa Garcia-MarquesWilliam James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Rua Jardim do Tabaco, 34, 1149-041, Lisbon, Portugal. gmarques@ispa.pt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6233-0799
Pedro FigueiraWilliam James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Rua Jardim do Tabaco, 34, 1149-041, Lisbon, Portugal.
Alexandre FernandesWilliam James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Rua Jardim do Tabaco, 34, 1149-041, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6644-688X
João MartinsWilliam James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Rua Jardim do Tabaco, 34, 1149-041, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9553-9919

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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia PD/BD/113470/2015Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia PTDC/PSI-GER/28850/2017Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia UID/PSI/04810/2013
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Abstract

Deontic norms are expected to impose individuals' control over their behavior. In this paper, we address such norms presented in traffic signs and test their influence over executive control functions. For Experiment 1, we develop a traffic flanker task in which the typical neutral arrows are replaced with traffic prohibition/obligation signs. Experiment 2 isolated the deontic aspect of the signs using simple arrows on red, blue, and green backgrounds and either primed them to be interpreted as traffic signs or as elements of a gaming console controller. Results in both studies show evidence of controlling context interferences more efficiently when dealing with deontic (traffic) signs than with simple arrows (Experiment 1) or with similar perceptive targets when primed with a deontic context than with a gaming context (Experiment 2). In both studies, obligation/blue signs mitigate flanker effects less than prohibition/red signs. Stimuli color affects the alertness of the cognitive system, with the color red being, by itself, a cue for increased control. Based on temporal analysis, we further discuss these results as evidence of an increase in proactive control that aims to prevent the occurrence of undesirable influence.

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AttentionExecutive FunctionHumansCognitive controlDeontic normsFlanker taskTraffic signs

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PMID37115463
PMCPMC10359393

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