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ArticleMemory & cognition2021

No impact of instructions and feedback on task integration in motor learning.

Harald Ewolds, Laura Broeker, Rita F de Oliveira, Markus Raab, Stefan Künzell

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Article in Memory & cognition, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Harald EwoldsInstitute for Sports Science, Augsburg University, Universitätsstraße 3, 86159, Augsburg, Germany. harald.ewolds@sport.uni-augsburg.de.ORCID 0000-0002-0003-7001
Laura BroekerInstitute of Psychology, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Rita F de OliveiraSchool of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, UK.
Markus RaabInstitute of Psychology, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Stefan KünzellInstitute for Sports Science, Augsburg University, Universitätsstraße 3, 86159, Augsburg, Germany.

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Abstract

This study examined the effect of instructions and feedback on the integration of two tasks. Task-integration of covarying tasks are thought to help dual-task performance. With complete task integration of covarying dual tasks, a dual task becomes more like a single task and dual-task costs should be reduced as it is no longer conceptualized as a dual task. In the current study we tried to manipulate the extent to which tasks are integrated. We covaried a tracking task with an auditory go/no-go task and tried to manipulate the extent of task-integration by using two different sets of instructions and feedback. A group receiving task-integration promoting instructions and feedback (N = 18) and a group receiving task-separation instructions and feedback (N = 20) trained on a continuous tracking task. The tracking task covaried with the auditory go/no-go reaction time task because high-pitch sounds always occurred 250 ms before turns, which has been demonstrated to foster task integration. The tracking task further contained a repeating segment to investigate implicit learning. Results showed that instructions, feedback, or participants' conceptualization of performing a single task versus a dual task did not significantly affect task integration. However, the covariation manipulation improved performance in both the tracking and the go/no-go task, exceeding performance in non-covarying and single tasks. We concluded that task integration between covarying motor tasks is a robust phenomenon that is not influenced by instructions or feedback.

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FeedbackLearningPsychomotor PerformanceFemaleHumansMaleReaction TimeTask Performance and AnalysisYoung AdultImplicit learningMultitaskingTask-integration

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