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Response Complexity Reduces Errors on a Response Inhibition Task.

James Head¹, Matthew S Tenan¹, Andrew J Tweedell

¹207132 U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA.

|June 26, 2019

Summary

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Increasing button complexity in response inhibition tasks reduces errors but slows reaction times. Heart-rate variability indicates higher stress with complex responses, offering objective workload insights for military applications.

Keywords:

motor control response inhibition

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Area of Science:

Cognitive psychology
Human-computer interaction
Military technology

Background:

Response inhibition is crucial for operators, especially with advanced combat robots.
Errors in response inhibition can have severe consequences in military operations.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how button-response complexity affects performance in a response inhibition task.
To understand the physiological and subjective workload associated with varying response complexity.

Main Methods:

A modified sustained attention to response task (SART) with simple and complex versions was used.
Participants' heart-rate variability and subjective workload (NASA-TLX) were measured.

Main Results:

Complex SART significantly reduced commission errors (4% vs. 14%) but increased response times (874 ms vs. 739 ms).
Heart-rate variability showed increased autonomic stress during the complex SART.
No significant differences in subjective workload (NASA-TLX) were found.

Conclusions:

More complex behavioral responses can decrease errors in inhibition tasks at the cost of speed.
Heart-rate variability offers a more objective measure of workload than subjective reports.
Complex response designs may enhance safety in remote targeting scenarios.