title: The Slip Induction Task: creating a window into cognitive control failures.
abstract: Regardless of age, education, or social status, we all experience moments where we ask ourselves, "what was I thinking?!?" Typically, we experience errors of this sort, or slips of action, during routine tasks that require a whole sequence of movements. However, most action slip research has focused on creating response conflict within single movements. The Slip Induction Task (SIT) is a step toward creating response conflict within truer to life action routines. As such, the SIT attempts to induce action slips in a well-learned movement routine through the occasional presentation of unexpected cues. We find that the SIT is able to reliably induce action slips, especially when the unexpected cue necessitates a movement to an unexpected target location. Furthermore, when participants are able to avoid an action slip, these changes in movement routine are accompanied by a cost in speed.
authors: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada. aclark@rotman-baycrest.on.ca
authors: Amanda J
authors: AJ
authors: Clark
authors: Rupa
authors: R
authors: Parakh
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Smilek
authors: Eric A
authors: EA
authors: Roy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003463:Cues; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology*; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D011930:Reaction Time; D055815:Young Adult