期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
卷 76, 期 1, 页码 1-8出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2010.01.006
关键词
Event knowledge; Predictions; Temporal violation; Conflict-monitoring; Pupillary response; Locus coeruleus; Anterior angulate cortex
资金
- German Science Foundation (DFG) [ME1362-10]
Scripts of familiar activities store the temporal order of events. This enables us to generate predictions about which event will follow another. When an event does not unfold in the chronological order, a mismatch arises between the predictions and the external sensory input which is perceived as a conflict. The detection of this mismatch is accomplished by a comparison mechanism (Zacks et al, 2007; Barsalou, 2009). We have applied pupillometry to investigate the nature of this comparison process. We further tested for individual differences in the efficiency of the mismatch detection. Participants were presented the title of an event sequence to trigger predictions about the order in which events would unfold. Subsequently, three script events were presented one at a time. The events either unfolded in the correct chronological order or included temporal violations at different points within the event triplet. Violations of the temporal order had to be detected As soon as it was detected, the trial had to be terminated. We found that a temporal violation elicited a large pupillary response in all individuals indicating that the comparison between the predictions and the external sensory input was accomplished online and worked equally well for all individuals However, not all individuals terminated the trial after having detected the violation Results showed that efficient individuals who responded adequately had a greater pupillary response than inefficient individuals suggesting that they invested more cognitive resources. The results are discussed in light of theories of behavioral performance and conflict-monitoring. (C) 2010 Elsevier B V. All rights reserved.
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