Performance-linked visual feedback slows response times during a sustained attention task

Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications

Original Article

Erin O’Brien Powers¹  Jeff Moher¹  Anjum F. Shaikh¹  Ashley C. Steinkrauss² 

[1] Department of Psychology, Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Avenue, 06320, New London, CT, USA;Department of Psychology, Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Avenue, 06320, New London, CT, USA;Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, 140 Moore Building, 16802, University Park, PA, USA;

关键词: Sustained attention;    Continuous performance task;    Feedback;    Real-time tracking;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s41235-023-00487-w

 received in 2021-08-12, accepted in 2023-05-09,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

In the present study, we tested a visual feedback triggering system based on real-time tracking of response time (RT) in a sustained attention task. In our task, at certain points, brief visual feedback epochs were presented without interrupting the task itself. When these feedback epochs were performance-linked—meaning that they were triggered because participants were responding more quickly than usual—RTs were slowed after the presentation of feedback. However, visual feedback epochs displayed at predetermined times that were independent of participants’ performance did not slow RTs. Results from a second experiment support the idea that this is not simply a return to baseline that would have occurred had the feedback not been presented, but instead suggest that the feedback itself was effective in altering participants’ responses. In a third experiment, we replicated this result across with both written word feedback and visual symbolic feedback, as well as in cases where the participant was explicitly told that the feedback was linked to their performance. All together, these data provide insight into potential mechanisms for detecting and disrupting lapses in sustained attention without interrupting a continuous task.

【 授权许可】

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© This is a U.S. Government work and not under copyright protection in the US; foreign copyright protection may apply 2023

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