Automaticity in motor sequence learning does not impair response inhibition |
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Authors: | Jessica R Cohen Russell A Poldrack |
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Institution: | Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1563, USA. jrcohen@psych.ucla.edu |
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Abstract: | We examined the relationship between automaticity and response inhibition in the serial reaction time (SRT) task to test the
common assertion that automatic behavior is ballistic. Participants trained for 3 h on the SRT, using blocks of a second-order
conditional sequence interleaved with random blocks. Automaticity was measured using a concurrent secondary letter-counting
task. Response inhibition was measured using a stop-signal task. RTs decreased with training, with a greater decrease for
sequenced versus random blocks. Training correlated with a decreased RT cost to performing the secondary task concurrently
with the SRT, indicating the development of automaticity. Crucially, there was no change in the ability to inhibit responses
at the end of training, even in individuals who showed no dual-task interference. These results demonstrate that the ability
to inhibit a motor response does not decrease with automaticity, suggesting that some aspects of automatic behavior are not
ballistic. |
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