Higher visuo-Attentional Demands of Multiple Object Tracking (MOT) Lead to A Lower Precision in Pointing Movements.
Multiple object tracking (MOT) requires visually attending to dynamically moving targets and distractors. This cognitive ability is based on perceptual-attentional processes that are also involved in goal-directed movements. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that MOT affects the motor performa...
| Published in: | Journal of General Psychology Vol. 145; no. 2; pp. 134 - 153 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr-Jun2018
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=129730131&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 129730131 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00221309 JGP jtl: Journal of General Psychology issn: 00221309 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr-Jun2018 vid: 145 iid: 2 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 129730131 10.1080/00221309.2018.1437385 ppf: 134 ppct: 19 formats: tig: atl: Higher visuo-Attentional Demands of Multiple Object Tracking (MOT) Lead to A Lower Precision in Pointing Movements. aug: au: Styrkowiec, Piotr Chrzanowska, Anna affil: University of Wroclaw su: Cognitive ability Motor ability Human-computer interaction Mice (Computers) Short-term memory sug: subj: Cognitive ability Motor ability Human-computer interaction Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing Mice (Computers) Short-term memory keyword: motor performance motor precision multiple object tracking pointing movements visual attention motor performance motor precision multiple object tracking pointing movements visual attention ab: Multiple object tracking (MOT) requires visually attending to dynamically moving targets and distractors. This cognitive ability is based on perceptual-attentional processes that are also involved in goal-directed movements. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that MOT affects the motor performance of aiming movements. Therefore, the participants performed pointing movements using their fingers or a computer mouse that controlled the movements of a cursor directed at the targets in the MOT task. The precision of the pointing movements was measured, and it was predicted that a higher number of targets and distractors in the MOT task would result in a lower pointing precision. The results confirmed this hypothesis, indicating that MOT might influence the performance of motor actions. The potential factors underlying this influence are discussed. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: journal article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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