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¹Cognitive Psychology, University of Trier, 54286, Trier, Germany.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Human Action Control
Motor Control

Background:

Binding and retrieval mechanisms are increasingly studied in human action control.
These mechanisms influence the control of multiple, successively executed actions, leading to response-response binding effects.
Binding effects are typically observed in response times (RTs) and sometimes in error rates, potentially influenced by speed-accuracy settings.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how different speed-accuracy settings affect response-response binding effects.
To test the hypothesis that speed-accuracy settings influence whether binding effects manifest in response times or error rates.
To explore the role of executive control changes under varying speed-accuracy demands.

Main Methods:

Participants performed tasks under three instructed conditions: speed focus, accuracy focus, and ambivalent (both speed and accuracy).
Response-response binding effects were measured in both response times and error rates.
The study compared the presence and magnitude of binding effects across the different instructional settings.

Main Results:

Response-response binding effects were consistently observed in response times across all instructional conditions (speed, accuracy, ambivalent).
Binding effects in error rates were only significant under speed or ambivalent instructions, not under accuracy-focused instructions.
Instructional focus on speed and accuracy influences the manifestation of binding effects in error rates but not in response times.

Conclusions:

Response-response binding effects are robust in response times, irrespective of speed-accuracy trade-offs.
The visibility of binding effects in error rates is modulated by task demands related to speed and accuracy.
These findings suggest that speed-accuracy instructions can alter the expression of binding effects, potentially through changes in executive control.