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In this theoretical note, we address the issue of stimulus-response compatibility (SRC). We propose an operational definition of the SRC variable and draw some implications of this definition for cognitive modeling. We also outline a general model of the controlled processes of response determination that accounts for the SRC phenomena reported in the literature.
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T. Hasbroucq and Y. Guiard are in the Unité de Neurosciences Cognitives, and L. Ottomani is with the Equipe de Modélisation des Déplacements Orientés of the CNRS. During the preparation of this paper, the first author was supported by ONR Grant N0001489-J-1557.
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Hasbroucq, T., Guiard, Y. & Ottomani, L. Principles of response determination: The list-rule model of SR compatibility. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 28, 327–330 (1990). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334035
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