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ArticleCognitive processing2026

The impact of object affordance activation level on cognitive processing of tools.

Jiaxin Wang, Peng Liu, Siyun Liu, Qingbai Zhao

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Jiaxin WangSchool of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China.
Peng LiuSchool of Public Administration/School of Emergency Management, Northwest University, Xi'an, China.
Siyun LiuSchool of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China. liusy@ccnu.edu.cn.
Qingbai ZhaoSchool of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China. zqbznr@ccnu.edu.cn.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 32471108the Humanities and Social Science Planning Fund Project of the Ministry of Education 22YJA190013
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Abstract

Previous studies have identified different outcomes in the cognitive processing of tools but have overlooked the role of the activation level of object affordances. To address this issue, the present study conducted four behavioral experiments. Experiment 1 employed a color judgment task under low affordance activation and revealed a significant tip-dominance effect, with faster responses in stimulus-response incompatible than compatible conditions (t (29) = 3.35, p = 0.002, d = 0.61). In Experiment 2, we increased affordance activation by using typical color but observed no significant compatibility effects (all ps > 0.05). Experiment 3 adopted a Go/NoGo paradigm and introduced semantic attributes, yielding a significant stimulus-response compatibility (SRC) effect (F (1, 27) = 9.22, p = 0.005, η²

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CognitionColor PerceptionPsychomotor PerformanceAdultFemaleHumansJudgmentMaleReaction TimeSemanticsYoung AdultObject affordance activation levelPerceptual attributesSemantic attributesTool cognitive processing

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