Reward priming of temporal preparation
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Authors
Colleges, School and Institutes
External organisations
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Abstract
Recent studies have demonstrated a strong impact of reward on the expectancy of future target locations or features. In this study, we examined whether reward would have similar effects on temporal preparation. In two experiments, participants completed a reaction time task with a variable interval between a warning stimulus and the target stimulus. After each trial they were awarded either low or high reward which was converted to cash after the experiment. Crucially, reward magnitude was assigned randomly and was unrelated to task performance. Nevertheless, across experiments, the results revealed that reward modified future temporal preparation, especially in participants that could be identified as highly motivated. These findings generalize the principles of reward priming to the temporal domain.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 25-40 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Visual Cognition |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |
Keywords
- Foreperiod, Preparation, Priming, Reward, Sequential effect, Temporal attention