Incidental task sequence learning: perceptual rather than conceptual?

Cock, Josephine; Meier, Beat (2007). Incidental task sequence learning: perceptual rather than conceptual? Psychological research / Psychologische Forschung, 71(2), pp. 140-151. Berlin: Springer-Verlag 10.1007/s00426-005-0005-7

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In four experiments we investigated whether incidental task sequence learning occurs when no instructional task cues are available (i.e. with univalent stimuli). We manipulated task sequence by presenting three simple binary-choice tasks (colour, form or letter case decisions) in regular repeated or random order. Participants were required to use the same two response keys for each of the tasks. We manipulated response sequence by ordering the stimuli so as to produce either a regular or a random order of left versus right-hand key presses. When sequencing in both, or either, separate stream (i.e. task sequence and/or response sequence) was changed to random, only those participants who had processed both sequences together showed evidence of sequence learning in terms of significant response time disruption (Experiments 1-3). This effect disappeared when the sequences were uncorrelated (Experiment 4). The results indicate that only the correlated integration of task sequence and response sequence produced a reliable incidental learning effect. As this effect depends on the predictable ordering of stimulus categories, it suggests that task sequence learning is perceptual rather than conceptual in nature.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Psychological and Behavioral Health

UniBE Contributor:

Meier, Beat

ISSN:

0340-0727

Publisher:

Springer-Verlag

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 14:55

Last Modified:

29 Mar 2023 23:33

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/s00426-005-0005-7

PubMed ID:

16133573

Web of Science ID:

000244187900003

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.23264

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/23264 (FactScience: 40747)

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