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ArticlePsychological research2020

Tapping ahead of time: its association with timing variability.

Junkai Yang, Feiyi Ouyang, Linus Holm, Yingyu Huang, Lingyu Gan, Liang Zhou, Huizhen Chao, Mengye Wang, Mengxue He, Sheng Zhang and 3 more

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13 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Junkai YangLaboratory for Behavioral and Regional Finance, Guangdong University of Finance, Guangzhou, China.
Feiyi OuyangDepartment of Psychology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Higher Education Mega Center, 132 Waihuan East road, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China.
Linus HolmDepartment of Psychology, Umeå University, Umeå, 90187, Sweden. linus.holm@umu.se.
Yingyu HuangDepartment of Psychology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Higher Education Mega Center, 132 Waihuan East road, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China.
Lingyu GanDepartment of Psychology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Higher Education Mega Center, 132 Waihuan East road, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China.
Liang ZhouDepartment of Psychology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Higher Education Mega Center, 132 Waihuan East road, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China.
Huizhen ChaoDepartment of Psychology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Higher Education Mega Center, 132 Waihuan East road, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China.
Mengye WangDepartment of Psychology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Higher Education Mega Center, 132 Waihuan East road, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China.
Mengxue HeDepartment of Psychology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Higher Education Mega Center, 132 Waihuan East road, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China.
Sheng ZhangDepartment of Physiology, Anhui Medical College, Hefei, China.
Bo YangDepartment of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
Junhao PanDepartment of Psychology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Higher Education Mega Center, 132 Waihuan East road, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China.
Xiang WuDepartment of Psychology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Higher Education Mega Center, 132 Waihuan East road, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China. rwfwuwx@gmail.com.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNAnhui Medical University · CNAnhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNGuangdong University of Finance · CNUmeå University · SE

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 31371129Research Project of Sun Yat-Sen University 26000-31620003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Researchers have puzzled over the phenomenon in sensorimotor timing that people tend to tap ahead of time. When synchronizing movements (e.g., finger taps) with an external sequence (e.g., a metronome), humans typically tap tens of milliseconds before event onsets, producing the elusive negative asynchrony. Here, we present 24 metronome-tapping data sets from 8 experiments with different experimental settings, showing that less negative asynchrony is associated with lower tapping variability. Further analyses reveal that this negative mean-SD correlation of asynchrony is likely to be observed for sequence types appropriate for synchronization, as indicated by the statistically negative lag 1 autocorrelation of inter-response intervals. The reported findings indicate an association between negative asynchrony and timing variability.

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AdolescentFemaleFingersHumansMaleMovementPsychomotor PerformanceReaction TimeTime FactorsTime PerceptionYoung Adult

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PMID29955958
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