Beyond Left and Right: Binding and Retrieval of Spatial and Temporal Features of Planned Actions

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Contributors

  • Viola Mocke - (Author)
  • Patricia Holzmann - (Author)
  • Bernhard Hommel - , Chair of Biopsychology (Author)
  • Wilfried Kunde - (Author)

Abstract

There is evidence that planning an action relies on binding codes of the relevant features of that action into an action plan. Such binding is indicated by the observation that planning a novel action is impaired if it shares some but not all features with another action that is held in memory for later execution. Most previous studies have focused on the binding of the spatial features left and right, which are particularly salient but not the only features of intentional body movements. In a series of four online experiments, we tested whether evidence for the binding of other (non)spatial features could also be found. Taken together, we indeed obtained evidence for the binding of temporal (short and long) and vertical (top and bottom) features, in addition to the commonly studied horizontal features (left and right). Yet, clear binding effects were mainly restricted to action features that remained uncertain up to the point the respective action had to be planned. These observations have important theoretical and methodical implications for the future studies of feature binding in action planning.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number6
Pages (from-to)6
JournalJournal of Cognition
Volume5
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 6 Jan 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

Scopus 85123644897
Mendeley 056b4d54-5e11-33b4-b134-f368cfb9bdb2
unpaywall 10.5334/joc.197
PubMed 36072095

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Keywords

  • Action, Action control, Action planning, Feature binding, Preparation