Modeling the Effects of Attentional Cueing on Meditators.
Marieke K. van Vugt, Paul M Van den Hurk
Mindfulness January 9, 2016 DOI: 10.1007/s12671-015-0464-x (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Attention Decision making Drift diffusion model Computational models |
| Key points | Argues that when decomposed with the drift diffusion model, both congruency and cueing effects on attention tasks are subserved by a change in decision thresholds, and that meditators showed a modest overall increase in decision threshold, which may reflect an ability to wait longer and collect more information before responding. |
Abstract
Training in meditation has been shown to affect functioning of several attentional subsystems, most prominently conflict monitoring, and to some extent orienting. These previous findings described the effects of cueing and manipulating stimulus congruency on response times and accuracies. However, changes in accuracy and response times can arise from several factors. Computational process models can be used to distinguish different factors underlying changes in accuracy and response times. When decomposed by means of the drift diffusion model, a general process model of decision making that has been widely used, both the congruency and cueing effects, is subserved by a change in decision thresholds. Meditators showed a modest overall increase in their decision threshold, which may reflect an ability to wait longer and collect more information before responding.
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