The George Washington University, District of Columbia, United States.
CCDC Army Research Laboratory, Maryland, United States.
Perception. 2021 Jun;50(6):555-565. doi: 10.1177/03010066211012356. Epub 2021 May 4.
Decades of research in cognitive psychology have largely relied on simple key or button presses to quantify human behavior. While many valuable discoveries have been made, a richer response modality may reveal more information regarding the different processes that underlie complex human behavior. This study provides a proof of concept for using a touch-and-swipe response method to separate response time into two components to extract more meaningful behavioral insights. Across several analyses, the two components were consistently shown to be separable, independent measurements of behavior. Furthermore, evaluating these isolated response time components improved inferential power and clarity of behavioral patterns. The touch-and-swipe response method is simple and easy-to-use, and it shows promise for more accurately targeting mechanisms of interest.
几十年来，认知心理学的研究在很大程度上依赖于简单的按键来量化人类行为。虽然已经取得了许多有价值的发现，但更丰富的响应方式可能会揭示更多关于复杂人类行为背后不同过程的信息。本研究提供了一个概念验证，即使用触摸和滑动响应方法将响应时间分为两个组成部分，以提取更有意义的行为见解。在几项分析中，这两个组成部分始终被证明是可分离的、行为的独立测量。此外，评估这些孤立的响应时间组件提高了推断力和行为模式的清晰度。触摸和滑动响应方法简单易用，并且有望更准确地针对感兴趣的机制。
