Self-Prioritization Reconsidered : Scrutinizing Three Claims

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Judging Me and You : Task Design Modulates Self-Prioritization

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Learning about me and you : Only deterministic stimulus associations elicit self-prioritization

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Exploring the self-ownership effect: Separating stimulus and response biases.

Although ownership is acknowledged to exert a potent influence on various aspects of information processing, the origin of these effects remains largely unknown. Based on the demonstration that self-relevance facilitates perceptual judgments (i.e., the self-prioritization effect), here we explored the possibility that ownership enhances object categorization. The results of 2 experiments supported this prediction. Compared with items owned by a stranger (Expt. 1) or best friend (Expt. 2), those owned by the self were classified most rapidly (i.e., self-ownership effect) in an object-categorization task. To establish the basis of this effect, the processes underlying task performance were interrogated using a hierarchical drift diffusion model (HDDM) approach. Results of these analyses revealed that self-ownership was underpinned by a response bias (i.e., starting point of evidence accumulation). These findings explicate the origin of the ownership effect during object processing. (PsycINFO Database Recor

The oscillatory fingerprints of self-prioritization : Novel markers in spectral EEG for self-relevant processing

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Self-relevance and the activation of attentional networks

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Self-relevance prioritizes access to visual awareness.

As we are cognizant of only a fraction of the available visual inputs at any given time, how is information selected for access to consciousness? In particular, does the personal significance of stimuli influence perceptual selection? Given that self-relevant information is prioritized during various stages of processing, here we hypothesized that self-association may privilege access to awareness under continuous flash suppression (CFS). The results supported this prediction. Compared with geometric shapes referenced to either a friend or stranger, those previously associated with self were prioritized in visual awareness. To establish the basis of this effect, the processes underlying task performance were investigated using a hierarchical drift diffusion model approach. These analyses showed that self-prioritization mapped onto both the decisional (i.e., starting value, z) and nondecisional (i.e., t₀) parameters of the diffusion model. The implications of these findings are considered. (PsycINFO Database Recor

The power of the unexpected : Prediction errors enhance stereotype-based learning

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Knock yourself out : Brief mindfulness-based meditation eliminates self-prioritization

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Facial first impressions are not mandatory : A priming investigation

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