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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • The metronome response task (MRT) assesses response variability, a measure linked to mind wandering.
  • Existing MRT relies on auditory stimuli, limiting its use in certain experimental designs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a visual version of the MRT (vMRT).
  • To assess if the vMRT reliably measures behavioral variability and its relationship with mind wandering.
  • To compare the vMRT with the original auditory MRT.

Main Methods:

  • Participants completed the vMRT and/or auditory MRT.
  • Intermittent thought probes assessed mind wandering depth.
  • Response variability was analyzed in relation to mind wandering and time on task.

Main Results:

  • The vMRT demonstrated high reliability in measuring individual differences in response variability.
  • Response variability increased with deeper mind wandering before thought probes.
  • Response variability and mind wandering depth increased over time on task.
  • High consistency was observed between vMRT and auditory MRT measures.

Conclusions:

  • The vMRT is a reliable and valid measure of behavioral variability, analogous to the auditory MRT.
  • Behavioral variability measured by the vMRT is modality-general and reflects mind wandering.
  • The vMRT is a suitable alternative to the auditory MRT for visual-based experimental paradigms.