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  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Neuroscience

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  • Anticipating future outcomes is vital for decision-making in dynamic tasks.
  • Existing theories propose either serial (one-by-one) or parallel (simultaneous) option evaluation.
  • Previous research relied on indirect measures; continuous mouse tracking offers real-time cognitive process insights.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the cognitive processes underlying option evaluation during anticipation.
  • To differentiate between serial and parallel processing theories using a narrative comprehension task.
  • To leverage continuous mouse tracking for fine-grained analysis of real-time cognitive dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Participants engaged in a narrative text comprehension task, predicting story endings.
  • Mouse trajectories were continuously tracked as participants selected an option.
  • A distractor condition (two plausible options) was compared against a control condition (one option).

Main Results:

  • Mouse trajectories deviated more from the best option in the distractor condition versus the control.
  • This pattern of deviation supports a parallel option evaluation process.
  • While serial processing cannot be entirely excluded, constraints on its timing are suggested.

Conclusions:

  • The findings align most closely with parallel processing models of anticipation.
  • Continuous mouse tracking provides valuable real-time data on cognitive evaluation.
  • This research offers a novel approach to studying cognitive processes in text comprehension and decision-making.