ISSN : 1226-9654
Four experiments were conducted to examine the effects of types of processing on priming for pictures and the time course of PRS (Perceptual Representation System). In Experiment 1 and 2, data-driven task was used whereas conceptually driven task was used in Experiment 3 and 4. The results indicated that the priming effects were found in the same condition regardless of types of processing and inter-stimulus interval, while the priming effects in the similar condition were found in conceptual processing regardless of inter-stimulus interval, but the effect disappeared in data-driven processing with 1-week delay. The priming effect in word condition was found only in conceptual processing with 1-week interval. The dissociation of priming effect between types of processing and inter-stimulus intervals was explained by the interaction between PRS and CRS (Conceptual Representation System).