Does the Simon Effect Interfere with the Synergy Between Perception and Action?

Klostermann, André (2021). Does the Simon Effect Interfere with the Synergy Between Perception and Action? Perceptual and motor skills, 128(4), pp. 1765-1784. Sage 10.1177/00315125211022917

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Research suggests that – particularly – the execution of precision-demanding far-aiming tasks necessitates an optimal coupling between perception and action. In this regard, the duration of the last fixation before initiating movement – i.e., the Quiet Eye (QE) – has been functionally related to subsequent motor performance. In the current study, we investigated potential mechanisms of QE by applying the Simon paradigm – i.e., cognitive interferences evoked by stimulus-effect incompatibilities over response selection. To this end, we had participants throw balls as precisely as possible, either with their left or right hand (hands condition, HC) or at left or right targets (targets condition, TC), respectively. Via monaural auditory stimuli, participants received information about the hand side and the target side, respectively, either with compatible (i.e., congruent stimulus-effect side) or incompatible (i.e., incongruent stimulus-effect side) stimulus-effect mappings. Results showed that participants reacted slower and showed later first fixation onsets at the target in incompatible vs. compatible trials, thus, replicating and extending the classical Simon effect. Crucially, in the HC, there were earlier QE onsets and longer QE durations in incompatible (vs. compatible) trials, suggesting an inhibition of cognitive interferences over response selection to preserve motor performance. These findings are in line with attentional explanations of QE, suggesting optimized attentional control with efficient management of limited cognitive resources (optimal-attentional-control explanation) or with the inhibition of alternative response parametrization (inhibition explanation).

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW)
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) > Movement and Exercise Science

UniBE Contributor:

Klostermann, André

Subjects:

700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment

ISSN:

0031-5125

Publisher:

Sage

Funders:

[42] Schweizerischer Nationalfonds

Language:

English

Submitter:

André Klostermann

Date Deposited:

12 Nov 2021 11:00

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:53

Publisher DOI:

10.1177/00315125211022917

Related URLs:

PubMed ID:

34078181

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Quiet eye, attention, cognitive interferences, inhibition function, motor performance

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/159913

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/159913

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