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Effects of classically differentiated supplementary feedback cues on tracking skill.
1a Department of Psychology , University of Georgia.
Journal of Motor Behavior
|August 22, 2013
Summary
This study investigated how specific cue signals influence tracking performance. Results show that distinct cue functions, not general arousal, enhance performance, confirming cue specificity in learning.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Behavioral Neuroscience
Background:
- Previous research indicated that predifferentiated green (CS-) and red (CS+) cues can improve tracking performance.
- However, the underlying mechanisms remained unclear, with debate on whether effects were due to specific cue properties or general arousal.
Purpose of the Study:
- To clarify whether the observed tracking enhancements were attributable to specific learned stimulus functions or nonspecific arousal effects.
- To test predictions from specificity versus nonspecificity theories regarding cue function.
Main Methods:
- 108 participants underwent cue predifferentiation (green for correct, red for incorrect).
- Participants were then subgrouped based on feedback signals received during tracking: no signal, red only, green only, or both signals.
Main Results:
- Results confirmed previous findings that predifferentiated cues enhance tracking performance.
- Performance levels varied significantly depending on the type of signal feedback received, supporting cue specificity.
Conclusions:
- The findings suggest that the tracking enhancements are primarily due to the transfer of specific stimulus functions acquired during predifferentiation.
- The results support the specificity theory over nonspecificity theory in explaining cue effects on performance.
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