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Röttger, Eva ORCID: 0000-0003-0794-3274, Haider, Hilde ORCID: 0000-0001-7293-3166, Zhao, Fang ORCID: 0000-0001-9363-2581 and Gaschler, Robert ORCID: 0000-0002-8576-5330 (2019). Implicit sequence learning despite multitasking: the role of across-task predictability. Psychol. Res.-Psychol. Forsch., 83 (3). S. 526 - 544. HEIDELBERG: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG. ISSN 1430-2772

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Abstract

One often replicated finding is that implicit sequence learning is hampered in dual-task situations. Thus, one crucial question has been whether implicit learning processes require attentional resources. Meanwhile, focusing exclusively on limited attentional resources might be considered as too unspecific. Overall, the focus lies now rather on the possibility that the impairment is due to interference coming along with (a) task integration (e.g., Schmidtke and Heuer in Psychol Res 60(1-2):53-71, 1997)or with (b) parallel response selection (Schumacher and Schwarb in J Exp Psychol Gen 138(2):270-290, 2009). Yet, other explanations have also been put forwardand there is still no agreement. Our goal here is to contribute to this debate by testing several constraints that have been suggested in the literature within one single paradigm, originating by Schumacher and Schwarb (J Exp Psychol Gen 138(2):270-290, 2009). Therefore, we paired the same visual-manual serial reaction time task (SRTT; Nissen and Bullemer in Cogn Psychol 19(1):1-32, 1987) with different auditory-vocal tone-discrimination tasks across seven dual-task conditions. We manipulated (a) its relation to the SRTT and/or (b) the difficulty of response selection. The results suggest that task integration is indeed a crucial factor for implicit sequence learning: since the tone-task is a potential source of noisy patterns of covariation in a complex arrangement of task components, sequence learning is disrupted. In line with Rah, Reber, and Hsiao (Psychon Bull Rev 7(2):309-313, 2000), the usefulness (in terms of sequence learning) of task integration seems to depend on the predictive value of across-task stimulus and/or response events.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Röttger, Eva roettger.eva@web.de orcid.org/0000-0003-0794-3274 UNSPECIFIED Haider, Hilde UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-7293-3166 UNSPECIFIED Zhao, Fang UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-9363-2581 UNSPECIFIED Gaschler, Robert UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-8576-5330 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-152387
DOI:	10.1007/s00426-017-0920-4
Journal or Publication Title:	Psychol. Res.-Psychol. Forsch.
Volume:	83
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 526 - 544
Date:	2019
Publisher:	SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
Place of Publication:	HEIDELBERG
ISSN:	1430-2772
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Human Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Psychologie
Subjects:	Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language TONE-COUNTING TASK; DUAL-TASK; ITEM ASSOCIATIONS; POSITION-ITEM; ATTENTION; KNOWLEDGE; EXPRESSION Multiple languages Psychology, Experimental Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/15238