OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES
The General Objective is to examine whether the balance between semantic and perceptual information in VWM can be flexibly shaped by attentional control and encoding format.
Examine whether retrocues that prioritize one item in working memory alter the balance between semantic and perceptual retrieval, expecting retrocued items to preserve more perceptual detail.
Compare simultaneous and sequential encoding to test how presentation structure influences semantic prioritization, with sequential encoding expected to strengthen semantic dominance for earlier items.
Use EEG decoding to track when and how semantic and perceptual information re-emerge and how this process depends on retrocues and encoding format.
Apply DDM to capture how evidence for semantic versus perceptual judgments accumulates, testing whether semantic information drives faster decisions and how retrocues mitigate this bias.