%0 Journal Article
%T Left- and Right-Handers May Unintentionally Apply Different Cognitive Strategies in Response to Situational Demands: Study Using the Block-Wise Proportion Congruency Effect
%A Kazuhito Yoshizaki
%A Yurina Watanabe
%J Journal of Behavioral and Brain Science
%P 10-21
%@ 2160-5874
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jbbs.2022.121002
%X We investigated the effects of handedness on developing latent cognitive response strategies according to situation variables. We used the findings of the block-wise Proportion Congruency (PC) effect in which the proportion of congruent trials in a given block modulates the compatibility effect in its block. The block-wise PC effect cannot be intentionally controlled. A Simon task with three different types of Proportion Congruency (PC) in a given block was used to measure the block-wise PC effects. This task was administered to 24 left-handed and 24 right-handed participants. The reaction time and error rates, consistent with previous studies, demonstrated that the block-wise PC effect was observed in left- and right-handers. Crucially, the block-wise PC effect was more pronounced in left- than right-handers, suggesting that left- and right-handers unintentionally apply different cognitive strategies in response to conflict resolution experiences.
%K Cognitive Control
%K Handedness
%K Block-Wise Proportion Congruency (PC) Effect
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=114695