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This work shaped a part of Laura Gallego’s placement as pupil collaborator working with Fabrice Parmentier.
Summary: Previous research present that novel, task-irrelevant, auditory stimuli, offered within the context of an in any other case repeated customary sound, seize individuals’ consideration away from a focal job, leading to behavioral distraction. Whereas proof has proven that making novel sounds predictable reduces or eliminates distraction, it stays unknown whether or not predictable goal stimuli may also protect individuals from novelty distraction. Utilizing a serial response time job, we put in the educational of a sequence of goal stimuli earlier than testing the influence of novel sounds on efficiency for this sequence in comparison with a brand new one. Within the studying part, individuals pressed response buttons similar to visible cues showing in one in all 4 spatial places organized horizontally. Unbeknownst to individuals, the sequence of places adopted a sample throughout a number of blocks earlier than being changed by a brand new sample. The info offered stable proof of sequence studying for the repeated sequence. Within the auditory distraction part, auditory distractors had been offered instantly earlier than every visible goal. Novel sounds lengthened response instances in comparison with the usual sound (novelty distraction), equally for realized and new sequences. We conclude that the anticipation of goal stimuli and responses doesn’t protect individuals from novelty distraction and that the latter is an compulsory attentional impact.
Newest replace: This work has been accepted for oral presentation on the 62d Annual Assembly of the Psychonomic Society, in New Orleans, USA, 4-7 November 2021.
