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Toward a central-peripheralist model of work decrement.
Perceptual and Motor Skills
|April 1, 1984
Summary
Reactive inhibition, a concept in performance decrement, is explored. Research suggests it may stem from limb-specific negative drive or information processing, with a new integrated model proposed.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Motor Control
- Human Performance
Background:
- Reactive inhibition is analytically defined within a Hullian framework as a negative drive in the effector system.
- Research indicates work decrement maintenance is specific to the limb, not the task.
- Alternative interpretations suggest inhibition relates to information processing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate contrasting theories of reactive inhibition.
- To propose an initial integrated model of reactive inhibition.
Main Methods:
- Analytical review of existing research.
- Theoretical model development.
Main Results:
- Support for limb-specific negative drive in reactive inhibition.
- Consideration of information processing as a factor in inhibition.
Conclusions:
- Contrasting views on reactive inhibition are evaluated.
- An integrated model reconciling drive-based and information-processing perspectives is proposed.