Statistical learning of motor preparation

Theeuwes, Jan; Huang, Changrun; Frings, Christian; Van Moorselaar, Dirk

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Statistical learning of motor preparation

2024Journal article

dc.contributor.author	Theeuwes, Jan
dc.contributor.author	Huang, Changrun
dc.contributor.author	Frings, Christian
dc.contributor.author	Van Moorselaar, Dirk
dc.date.accessioned	2024-05-06T19:47:13Z
dc.date.available	2024-05-06T19:47:13Z
dc.date.issued	2024
dc.description.abstract	Statistical learning, the process of extracting regularities from the environment, is one of the most fundamental abilities playing an essential role in almost all aspects of human cognition. Previous studies have shown that attentional selection is biased toward locations that are likely to contain a target and away from locations that are likely to contain a distractor. The current study investigated whether participants can also learn to extract that a specific motor response is more likely when the target is presented at specific locations within the visual field. To that end, the additional singleton paradigm was adapted such that when the singleton target was presented at one specific location, one response (e.g., right index finger) was more likely than the other (e.g., right middle finger) and the reverse was true for another location. The results show that participants learned to extract that a particular motor response is more likely when the singleton target (which was unrelated to the response) was presented at a specific location within the visual field. The results also suggest that it is the location of the target and not its shape that is associated with the biased response. This learning cannot be considered as being top-down or conscious as participants showed little, if any, awareness of the response biases present. The results are discussed in terms of the event coding theory. The study increases the scope of statistical learning and shows how individuals adapt automatically, without much awareness, to the regularities present in the environment.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	Theeuwes, J., Huang, C., van Moorselaar, D., & Frings, C. (2024). Statistical Learning of Motor Preparation. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 50(2), 152–162. https://doi.org/10.1037/xhp0001174	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.1037/xhp0001174	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	19391277
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/9762
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	American Psychological Association	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Statistical learning	pt_PT
dc.subject	Attentional selection	pt_PT
dc.subject	Motor response	pt_PT
dc.title	Statistical learning of motor preparation	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlace	United States	pt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage	162	pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue	2	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	152	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance	pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume	50	pt_PT
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