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Control by action representation and input selection (CARIS): a theoretical framework for task switching.

Nachshon Meiran¹, Yoav Kessler, Esther Adi-Japha

¹Department of Psychology, Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. nmeiran@bgu.ac.il

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Control by action representation and input selection (CARIS) models task-switching by adjusting control parameters. This research clarifies how task preparation time influences control, impacting task performance and reducing perseveration.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Computational Neuroscience
Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

Task-switching experiments investigate cognitive control and executive functions.
The Control by Action Representation and Input Selection (CARIS) framework models task-switching dynamics.
Understanding how control parameters influence task performance is crucial for cognitive modeling.

Purpose of the Study:

To differentiate between competing CARIS models regarding the origin of control parameters (instructions vs. perseveration).
To investigate how current instructions are applied to input selection and action representation.
To model the dynamic interplay between task execution, perseverative tendencies, and control adjustments.

Main Methods:

Utilized the Control by Action Representation and Input Selection (CARIS) modeling framework.
Compared models where control parameters are instruction-driven versus those with perseverative tendencies.
Analyzed the locus of control adjustments (input selection vs. action representation) based on task preparation time.

Main Results:

Task execution leads to default biases, promoting perseverative tendencies.
Cognitive control counteracts perseveration via transient biases.
The focus of control shifts from immediate cue-information to inferred information with increased preparation time.

Conclusions:

The CARIS framework provides a robust model for task-switching phenomena.
Task preparation time dynamically modulates the locus of cognitive control.
This dynamic control mechanism is essential for efficient task-switching and overcoming perseveration.