The influence of action effects in task switching
According to ideomotor theories, intended effects caused by a certain action are anticipated before action execution. In the present study, we examined the question of whether action effects play a role in cued task switching. In our study, the participants practiced task-response-effect mappings in...
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| author | Sarah eLukas Sarah eLukas Andrea M. Philipp Iring eKoch |
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| description | According to ideomotor theories, intended effects caused by a certain action are anticipated before action execution. In the present study, we examined the question of whether action effects play a role in cued task switching. In our study, the participants practiced task-response-effect mappings in an acquisition phase, in which action effects occur after a response in a certain task context. In the ensuing transfer phase, the previously practiced mappings were changed in a random, unpredictable task-response-effect mapping. When changed into unpredictable action effects, RT as well as switch costs increased, but this occurred mainly in trials with short preparation time and not with long preparation time. Moreover, switch costs were generally smaller with predictable action effects than with unpredictable action effects. This suggests that anticipated task-specific action effects help to activate the relevant task set before task execution when the task is not yet already prepared based on the cue. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12fbb927a70e4b7b8c9c2bedb136cbfe2022-12-21T19:45:34ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782013-01-01310.3389/fpsyg.2012.0059532000The influence of action effects in task switchingSarah eLukas0Sarah eLukas1Andrea M. Philipp2Iring eKoch3Ulm UniversityRWTH Aachen UniversityRWTH Aachen UniversityRWTH Aachen UniversityAccording to ideomotor theories, intended effects caused by a certain action are anticipated before action execution. In the present study, we examined the question of whether action effects play a role in cued task switching. In our study, the participants practiced task-response-effect mappings in an acquisition phase, in which action effects occur after a response in a certain task context. In the ensuing transfer phase, the previously practiced mappings were changed in a random, unpredictable task-response-effect mapping. When changed into unpredictable action effects, RT as well as switch costs increased, but this occurred mainly in trials with short preparation time and not with long preparation time. Moreover, switch costs were generally smaller with predictable action effects than with unpredictable action effects. This suggests that anticipated task-specific action effects help to activate the relevant task set before task execution when the task is not yet already prepared based on the cue.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00595/fulltask setAction controlcued task switchingtask selectionpreparation time |
| spellingShingle | Sarah eLukas Sarah eLukas Andrea M. Philipp Iring eKoch The influence of action effects in task switching Frontiers in Psychology task set Action control cued task switching task selection preparation time |
| title | The influence of action effects in task switching |
| title_full | The influence of action effects in task switching |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The influence of action effects in task switching |
| title_short | The influence of action effects in task switching |
| title_sort | influence of action effects in task switching |
| topic | task set Action control cued task switching task selection preparation time |
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