No impact of instructions and feedback on task integration in motor learning
Journal article
Ewolds, H, Broeker, L, De Oliveira, Rita, Raab, M and Kunzell, S (2020). No impact of instructions and feedback on task integration in motor learning. Memory & Cognition. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-020-01094-6
Authors | Ewolds, H, Broeker, L, De Oliveira, Rita, Raab, M and Kunzell, S |
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Abstract | This study examined the effect of instructions and feedback on the integration of two tasks. Task-integration of covarying tasks are thought to help dual-task performance. With complete task integration of covarying dual tasks, a dual-task becomes more like a single task and dual-task costs should be reduced as it is no longer conceptualized as a dual task. We covaried a tracking task with an auditory go/no-go task and tried to manipulate the extent of task-integration by using two different sets of instructions and feedback. A group receiving task-integration promoting instructions and feedback (N = 18) and a group receiving task-separation instructions and feedback (N = 20) trained a continuous tracking task. The tracking task covaried with the auditory go/no-go reaction time task because high-pitch sounds always occurred 250 ms before turns, which has been demonstrated to foster task integration before. The tracking task further contained a repeating segment to investigate implicit learning. Results showed that neither instructions, feedback, nor participants’ conceptualization of performing a single task vs. a dual task significantly affected task-integration. However, the covariation manipulation improved performance in both the tracking and the go/no-go task, exceeding performance in non-covarying and single tasks. We conclude that task-integration between covarying motor tasks is a robust phenomenon that is not influenced by instructions or feedback. |
Keywords | task-integration; multitasking; implicit learning |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Memory & Cognition |
Publisher | Springer |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-020-01094-6 |
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08 Oct 2020 | |
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Accepted | 31 Aug 2020 |
Deposited | 10 Sep 2020 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Controlled |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/8q890
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