Experimental procedure and behavioral data.

<p>Panel <b>A</b> illustrates the timing parameters of one trial (above) and part of the trial sequence within the look-to-do transition design (below); the asterisk preceding the colored words informed participants only to look at the color of forthcoming word (‘look’ trial), the cross informed participants to respond to the color of the forthcoming stimulus (‘do’ trial). Panel <b>B</b> illustrates the mean RT in the ‘do’ trials as a function of congruency in the ‘look’ trials. The <i>RT_(iI–iC)</i> was significantly smaller than <i>RT_(cI–cC)</i> (error bars were SEM). NB. ‘c or C’ are the congruent condition; ‘i or I’ are the incongruent condition.