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Binding continuous response features of extended movements: Integration with discrete response but not stimulus
Anna Foerster1, Birte Moeller1, Maria Nemeth1
1Department of Psychology, Trier University, Universitätsring 15, 54296, Trier, Germany.
Psychological Research
|April 22, 2026
Summary
Action control research shows that human movements can automatically connect perception and action. Our study reveals that continuous movement features, not just discrete ones, are bound and retrieved, aiding action repetition.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Motor Control
- Human Action
Background:
- Action control theories emphasize binding and retrieval of perceptual and motor features for action repetition.
- Prior research primarily examined discrete response features, neglecting continuous movement characteristics.
Purpose of the Study:
- Investigate the role of binding and retrieval mechanisms in controlling continuous, extended movements.
- Examine how action goals and their implementation are represented in continuous motor control.
Main Methods:
- Participants performed tablet-based finger swipes toward visual targets accompanied by sounds.
- Analyzed response errors and movement similarity based on sequences of hand used, sound stimuli, and target locations.
Main Results:
- Sound repetitions did not influence responses.
- Hand repetitions biased responses toward previous target and response positions, particularly when target positions also repeated.
- Continuous response features can be bound and retrieved from other response features.
Conclusions:
- Binding and retrieval mechanisms may be more focused on discrete features than previously thought for overt body movements.
- Fine-grained, continuous response features are bound and retrieved, facilitating shortcuts to action goals and movement execution details.
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