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Action-Effect Associations in Voluntary and Cued Task-Switching.

Angelika Sommer^1,2, Sarah Lukas¹

¹Pedagogic Psychology, University of Education Weingarten, Weingarten, Germany.

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|February 2, 2018

Summary

This study explored how stimulus-based and ideomotor action control influence task switching. Findings suggest action-effect learning is stable across modes, impacting performance differently based on task control.

Keywords:

action-effect learning consistency effect cued task-switching ideomotor action control mode non-reversal advantage sensorimotor action control mode voluntary task-switching

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Neuroscience
Human Action Control

Background:

Human action control literature distinguishes between stimulus-based (external triggers) and ideomotor (internal goal-driven) approaches.
Understanding how these distinct action control modes impact cognitive processes like task switching is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the differential effects of stimulus-based versus ideomotor action control on task-switching performance.
To examine the influence of action-effect learning on task switching under different control modes.

Main Methods:

A task-switching paradigm was combined with action-effect learning across two phases: acquisition and testing.
Participants learned associations between tasks, responses, and action effects.
Action effects were presented as preceding cues in the test phase to assess their influence on task performance.
Two modes of action control were employed: sensorimotor (externally cued) and ideomotor (freely chosen tasks).

Main Results:

Stable action-effect associations were acquired regardless of the action control mode (sensorimotor vs. ideomotor).
A consistency effect was observed at the response level, irrespective of the control mode.
A non-reversal advantage was found in error rates, but only for participants in the ideomotor action control mode.

Conclusions:

Action-effect associations are robust and acquired similarly across stimulus-based and ideomotor control.
The ideomotor control mode uniquely influences task switching, particularly regarding error reduction when practiced effects align with learned associations.