Preparation for Speeded Action as a Psychophysiological Concept.
- 1 January 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Psychological Bulletin
- Vol. 131 (3), 434-459
- https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.131.3.434
Abstract
Mental preparation aids performance and induces multiple physiological changes that should inform concepts of preparation. To date, however, these changes have been interpreted as being due to a global preparatory process (e.g., attention or alertness). The authors review psychophysiological and performance investigations of preparation. Concepts of the central regulation of action offer an integrative framework for understanding the psychophysiology of preparation. If people process multiple streams of information concurrently, then preparatory processing requires a form of supervisory attention- central regulation to maintain unity of action. This concept is consistent with existing psychophysiological results and links them to current views of information processing. Conversely, psychophysiological measures may provide indices to test concepts within theories of the central regulation of action.Keywords
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