Visually guided computer-mouse clicking interferes with multiple-object tracking (MOT)
Many everyday tasks require coordinated action towards specific items moving amongst others (e.g. touching, pointing). Pylyshyn (2001) proposed that multiple-object tracking (MOT), the ability to monitor positions of specific target items as they move amongst others, is an integral part of coordinat...
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| description | Many everyday tasks require coordinated action towards specific items moving amongst others (e.g. touching, pointing). Pylyshyn (2001) proposed that multiple-object tracking (MOT), the ability to monitor positions of specific target items as they move amongst others, is an integral part of coordinated action towards targets. In support of this, Terry and Trick (2021) found that when participants were required to touch any moving item that changed colour (visually guided touch) it not only interfered with MOT – but it interfered differentially, with less interference for touching items that changed colour if they were also targets in MOT. However, direct touch may represent a special case. In this study, we attempted to replicate the finding using a different coordinated action: computer-mouse clicks. Participants tracked 2–3 targets in MOT while clicking any item that changed colour. Mouse-clicking also interfered differentially with MOT, which suggests a common mechanism may underlie these processes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-59b7470521734c758af46a497170113d2022-12-22T04:41:09ZengElsevierCurrent Research in Behavioral Sciences2666-51822022-01-013100077Visually guided computer-mouse clicking interferes with multiple-object tracking (MOT)Mallory E. Terry0Lana M. Trick1Corresponding author: Ms. Mallory E. Terry, Psychology, University of Guelph Department of Psychology, Guelph, Canada.; Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, N1G 2W1, ON, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Guelph, N1G 2W1, ON, CanadaMany everyday tasks require coordinated action towards specific items moving amongst others (e.g. touching, pointing). Pylyshyn (2001) proposed that multiple-object tracking (MOT), the ability to monitor positions of specific target items as they move amongst others, is an integral part of coordinated action towards targets. In support of this, Terry and Trick (2021) found that when participants were required to touch any moving item that changed colour (visually guided touch) it not only interfered with MOT – but it interfered differentially, with less interference for touching items that changed colour if they were also targets in MOT. However, direct touch may represent a special case. In this study, we attempted to replicate the finding using a different coordinated action: computer-mouse clicks. Participants tracked 2–3 targets in MOT while clicking any item that changed colour. Mouse-clicking also interfered differentially with MOT, which suggests a common mechanism may underlie these processes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666518222000122Multiple-object trackingPerception and actionExogenous orientingAttentional tracking |
| spellingShingle | Mallory E. Terry Lana M. Trick Visually guided computer-mouse clicking interferes with multiple-object tracking (MOT) Current Research in Behavioral Sciences Multiple-object tracking Perception and action Exogenous orienting Attentional tracking |
| title | Visually guided computer-mouse clicking interferes with multiple-object tracking (MOT) |
| title_full | Visually guided computer-mouse clicking interferes with multiple-object tracking (MOT) |
| title_fullStr | Visually guided computer-mouse clicking interferes with multiple-object tracking (MOT) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Visually guided computer-mouse clicking interferes with multiple-object tracking (MOT) |
| title_short | Visually guided computer-mouse clicking interferes with multiple-object tracking (MOT) |
| title_sort | visually guided computer mouse clicking interferes with multiple object tracking mot |
| topic | Multiple-object tracking Perception and action Exogenous orienting Attentional tracking |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666518222000122 |
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