An extensive literature has revealed the benefits of self-relevance during stimulus processing. Compared to material associated with other persons (e.g., friend, mother), self-relevant information elicits faster and more accurate responses (i.e., the self-prioritization effect). Probing the boundary conditions of this effect, recent research has sought to identify whether the advantages of self-relevance can be attenuated (or even eliminated) under certain circumstances. Continuing in this tradition, here we explored the extent to which basic aspects of the task design modulate self-prioritization. The results of two experiments demonstrated just such an effect. During both simultaneous (i.e., Expt. 1) and sequential (i.e., Expt. 2) versions of a standard shape-label matching task, self-prioritization was reduced when stimulus presentation was blocked (i.e., self- or friend-relevant items) compared to intermixed (i.e., self- and friend-relevant items). These findings highlight both the persistence of self-prioritization and its sensitivity to task-related variation.

大量文献揭示了在刺激处理过程中自我相关的好处。与与其他人（例如朋友、母亲）相关的材料相比，自我相关的信息会引起更快、更准确的反应（即自我优先效应）。探索这种效应的边界条件，最近的研究试图确定在某些情况下是否可以减弱（甚至消除）自我相关性的优势。延续这一传统，我们在这里探讨了任务设计的基本方面在多大程度上调节自我优先级。两个实验的结果证明了这种效果。在标准形状标签匹配任务的同时（即实验 1）和顺序（即实验 2）版本期间，与混合（即自我和朋友相关的项目）相比，当刺激呈现被阻止（即，与自我或朋友相关的项目）时，自我优先化会降低。这些发现强调了自我优先化的持续性及其对与任务相关的变化的敏感性。