心灵在命令下游荡 在命令下游荡
Adrian B Safati1, Thomas H Carr2, Cassandra J Lowe3
1Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Frontiers in psychology
|September 20, 2024
概括
当被指示时,个人可以控制他们的思维游荡 (MW) 水平,更高的目标会导致更多的MW. 然而,这种控制需要大量的努力,可能会影响任务的性能.
科学领域:
- 认知心理学 认知心理学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
背景情况:
- 心灵流浪,从当前任务中漂移的思想的经历,是一种常见的认知现象.
- 了解心灵流浪的可控性对于认知表现和心理健康至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查个人是否可以系统地调整他们的思想流浪水平在命令.
- 检查受指导的思维游荡水平与实际的思维游荡经历之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 三项实验涉及336名参与者,他们执行了计量器响应任务 (MRT).
- 间歇性思维探测器测量了自发和故意的思维游荡.
- 参与者被指示在特定百分比的区块中 (20%,40%,60%,80%) 进行思维漫游.
- 性能指标包括MRT响应时间的变化和遗漏错误.
主要成果:
- 心灵流浪,响应时间的变化和遗漏错误随着指导性思维流浪水平的提高而逐渐增加.
- 与指令相关的变化对于有意而非自发的思维游荡来说更为明显.
- 指示较低的思维游荡 (20%) 减少了自发的思维游荡,而较高的水平 (60-80%) 增加了故意的思维游荡.
结论:
- 在某种程度上,个人可以调整他们的思想漫游经历以与指导水平相匹配.
- 心灵流浪可以通过简单的指令来操纵,这表明一定程度的意志控制.
- 努力控制心灵流浪可能会产生绩效成本.
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