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Intentional control of event counting.

Richard A Carlson1, Daniel N Cassenti

  • 1Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, 613 Moore Building, University Park, PA 16802-3106, USA. racarlson@psu.edu

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
|November 4, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Event counting is difficult and prone to errors. This study shows that temporal synchrony aids accurate event counting, suggesting implicit error monitoring during the process.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human Perception and Performance

Background:

  • Event counting is a fundamental cognitive skill.
  • Despite its apparent simplicity, event counting is often effortful and error-prone.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test a model of event counting.
  • To investigate the role of temporal synchrony in coordinating perceptual events and counting intentions.

Main Methods:

  • Six experiments were conducted involving participants counting computer-paced events.
  • Event presentation varied between rhythmic and varied intervals.
  • Participants engaged in self-paced counting, with and without temporal disruptions.

Main Results:

  • Counting accuracy was higher for rhythmic events.

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  • Participants made undetected undercounting errors with rhythmic events.
  • Implicit error monitoring was suggested by false alarms to under/overcount probes.

    • Conclusions:

    • Temporal synchrony plays a crucial role in fluent event counting.
    • Intentions guiding counting may be deictic rather than semantic.
    • Error monitoring in event counting appears to be largely implicit.