Attaining Automaticity in the Visual Numerosity Task is Not Automatic

摘要

This experiment is a replication of experiments reported by using the visual numerosity task. The aim was to replicate the transition from controlled to automatic processing reported by , and to examine the extent to which this result, reported with average group results, can be observed in the results of individuals within a group. The group results in this experiment did replicate those reported by ; however, one half of the sample did not attain automaticity with the task, and one-third did not exhibit a transition from controlled to automatic processing. These results raise questions about the pervasiveness of automaticity, and the interpretation of group means when examining cognitive processes.