Journal
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 41, Issue 12, Pages 8481-8489Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-020-01329-4
Keywords
Unconscious processing; Sandwich masking; Object recognition
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31700954]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK20170234]
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This study investigated the unconscious processing of visual objects using the sandwich masking procedure and event-related potential (ERP), showing that unconscious processing is limited to early visual processing while higher-level visual processing is eliminated.
Whether higher-level visual processing of visual objects can occur without awareness remains controversial. Here, the sandwich masking procedure and event-related potential (ERP) were applied to investigate the unconscious processing of visual objects. The behavioral results indicated that sandwich masking successfully eliminated visual awareness of the masked images. The ERP results revealed that early visual processing, which was reflected by the N/P100 effect, was preserved in the absence of visual awareness. However, higher-level visual processing was eliminated by sandwich masking. The present study suggests that the unconscious processing of visual objects is limited to early visual processing.
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