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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Motor Control
  • Human Performance

Background:

  • Previous research indicates external attentional focus enhances performance in complex motor tasks.
  • However, limited data exists on attentional focus effects on simple motor tasks, specifically reaction time (RT).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of external versus internal attentional focus on simple reaction time (RT) tasks.
  • To examine attentional focus effects in a computerized online study environment.

Main Methods:

  • Three groups (external focus, internal focus, control) performed a choice-RT task and a Simon task online.
  • Participants completed 180 trials of each task under counterbalanced order.
  • Attentional focus instructions were the sole difference between groups.

Main Results:

  • Attentional focus instructions did not significantly affect performance on either the choice-RT or Simon task.
  • The findings suggest simple RT tasks may not be sensitive to attentional focus manipulations.

Conclusions:

  • Attentional focus may not influence performance on very simple motor tasks like those used in this study.
  • Further research is needed to understand the nuances of attentional focus in different task complexities and online environments.