Simon effect

English Etymology Named for J. R. Simon, who first published the effect in the late 1960s. Noun en psychology The finding that reactions are usually faster and more accurate when the stimulus occurs in the same relative location as the response, even if the stimulus location is irrelevant to the task. en 2019 Albert Costa John W. Schwieter The Bilingual Brain 99 Penguin 2021 Studies by Ellen Bialystok at York University in Toronto revealed that bilingual speakers showed a reduced Simon effect compared to monolinguals. en eponyms