One of the prime measures of cognitive control is the congruency sequence effect (CSE), which refers to a reduced congruency effect following incongruent trials compared to congruent trials. Some researchers have argued that the conflict resolution process exerts its effect at the level of whole task-set, whereas others have argued that the control process applies to parts of a task-set. The present study examined whether the sequential modulation of the congruency effect transfers across two tasks even when they are highly distinguished by different stimulus sensory modalities. Participants performed auditory horizontal and visual vertical Simon tasks by using unimanual aimed movements. The cross-task CSE was obtained between the auditory and visual Simon tasks when the target modality was easily predicted in Experiment 1 and when the auditory and visual tasks were further distinguished by different task-relevant stimulus dimensions in Experiment 2. The results were replicated in a task-switching context in Experiment 3. These results indicate that cognitive control exerts its effect at a level of a specific component of a task-set instead of the level of a whole task-set itself. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

中文翻译：

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跨模态背景下西蒙任务的一致性序列效应。

认知控制的主要衡量标准之一是一致性序列效应（CSE），它是指与一致试验相比，不一致试验后一致性效应降低。一些研究人员认为，冲突解决过程在整个任务集的层面上发挥作用，而另一些研究人员则认为，控制过程适用于任务集的一部分。本研究检验了一致性效应的顺序调节是否会在两个任务之间转移，即使它们通过不同的刺激感觉方式高度区分。参与者通过单手瞄准运动执行听觉水平和视觉垂直西蒙任务。当实验 1 中目标模态很容易预测时，以及当实验 2 中听觉和视觉任务通过不同的任务相关刺激维度进一步区分时，听觉和视觉 Simon 任务之间获得了跨任务 CSE。结果在实验3中的任务切换上下文。这些结果表明认知控制在任务集的特定组成部分的水平上发挥作用，而不是在整个任务集本身的水平上。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2023 APA，保留所有权利）。