Exceptions to the PRP Effect? A Comparison of Prepared and Unconditioned Reflexes

Autor/inn/en	Janczyk, Markus; Pfister, Roland; Wallmeier, Gloria; Kunde, Wilfried
Titel	Exceptions to the PRP Effect? A Comparison of Prepared and Unconditioned Reflexes
Quelle	In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 40 (2014) 3, S.776-786 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0278-7393
DOI	10.1037/a0035548
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Task Analysis; Experimental Psychology; Experiments; Executive Function; Attention Control; Reaction Time; Visual Stimuli; Eye Movements; Predictor Variables; Undergraduate Students; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Aufgabenanalyse; Experimentelle Psychologie; Erprobung; Aufmerksamkeitstest; Reaktionsvermögen; Augenbewegung; Prädiktor; Deutschland
Abstract	Psychological research has documented again and again marked performance decrements whenever humans perform 2 or more tasks at the same time. In fact, the available evidence seems to suggest that any type of behavior is subject to such limitations. The present experiments employed the psychological refractory period (PRP) paradigm to identify a clear exception to this rule: Unconditioned reflexes do escape dual-task interference, whereas intended simple responses, so called "prepared reflexes," do not. Beyond this empirical novelty, we discuss the findings in broader terms of human action control. In particular, we suggest that the (non)susceptibility to dual-task interference may provide a clear empirical delineation between goal-directed behavior (i.e., actions) and other, not goal-directed behavior. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01