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Influence of coactors on saccadic and manual responses

Oliva, Manuel LU ; Niehorster, Diederick C. LU orcid ; Jarodzka, Halszka and Holmqvist, Kenneth LU (2017) In i-Perception 8(1).
Abstract

Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of coaction on saccadic and manual responses. Participants performed the experiments either in a solitary condition or in a group of coactors who performed the same tasks at the same time. In Experiment 1, participants completed a pro- and antisaccade task where they were required to make saccades towards(prosaccades) or away (antisaccades) from a peripheral visual stimulus. In Experiment 2,participants performed a visual discrimination task that required both making a saccade towards a peripheral stimulus and making a manual response in reaction to the stimulus's orientation. The results showed that performance of stimulus-driven responses was independent of the social context,... (More)

Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of coaction on saccadic and manual responses. Participants performed the experiments either in a solitary condition or in a group of coactors who performed the same tasks at the same time. In Experiment 1, participants completed a pro- and antisaccade task where they were required to make saccades towards(prosaccades) or away (antisaccades) from a peripheral visual stimulus. In Experiment 2,participants performed a visual discrimination task that required both making a saccade towards a peripheral stimulus and making a manual response in reaction to the stimulus's orientation. The results showed that performance of stimulus-driven responses was independent of the social context, while volitionally controlled responses were delayed by the presence of coactors.These findings are in line with studies assessing the effect of attentional load on saccadic control during dual-task paradigms. In particular, antisaccades - but not prosaccades - were influenced by the type of social context. Additionally, the number of coactors present in the group had a moderating effect on both saccadic and manual responses. The results support an attentional view of social influences.

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Attention, Cognition, Divided attention/resource competition, Endogenous/exogenous, Eye movements, Social cognition
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10.1177/2041669517692814
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  author       = {{Oliva, Manuel and Niehorster, Diederick C. and Jarodzka, Halszka and Holmqvist, Kenneth}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  publisher    = {{Pion Ltd}},
  series       = {{i-Perception}},
  title        = {{Influence of coactors on saccadic and manual responses}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2041669517692814}},
  doi          = {{10.1177/2041669517692814}},
  volume       = {{8}},
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