B.2.7.3. Of the inhibitory nature of resistance to interference

Various theoretical accounts have been provided for the ability to resist interference. Some models have supported this intuitively attractive hypothesis that such an ability was based on a fundamental psychological process of inhibition (e.g. Aron et al., 2004; Barkley, 1997; Michael et al., 2001b; 2006; Watson & Humphreys, 1997). Some have argued against this hypothesis (Aron, 2007; MacLeod, Dodd, Sheard, Wilson, & Bibi, 2003). Both perceptual (Torralbo & Beck, 2008) and cognitive (Sala & Courtney, 2007; Courtney et al., 2007) load effects could be understood in the perspective of the biased competition. One might add that even resisting interference might be construed in the same framework (e.g. Reuter & Kathmann, see below). This interpretation, however, was not proven by the present results, and other accounts could be defended.